--- title: "Valid validators validating data" url: https://daily.dev/posts/valid-validators-validating-data-xd37tlruj source_url: https://juststeveking.com/articles/validation/ type: article source: "JustSteveKing" author: "Steve McDougall" published: 2025-02-16T08:16:11.871Z updated: 2025-02-17T05:00:10.087Z tags: ["webdev", "php", "laravel"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Valid validators validating data **[JustSteveKing](https://daily.dev/sources/juststeveking)** · [@juststeveking](https://daily.dev/juststeveking) · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Validation in Laravel can be implemented in various ways, starting from using validation methods directly in controller actions to leveraging Form Requests for cleaner code. The post explores the evolution from using controllers to invokable controllers and finally to Form Requests, demonstrating how to centralize validation logic in dedicated classes. It also discusses the idea of using validators and integrating validation rules within Eloquent Models, highlighting the pros and cons of each approach. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/valid-validators-validating-data-xd37tlruj)