/** * Checking if Manager at some index $i in $request, already exists in the database or not * @param $request --- It is an array * @param $i */ public function checkIfManagerExists($requestData, $i) { $managerFound = ManagersDatabase::where('email', '=', $requestData["email"][$i])->get(); if (count($managerFound) > 0) { return false; } return true; }