Creating a custom error message

Laravel has built-in error messages if a validation fails, but we may want to customize those messages to make our application unique. This recipe shows a few different ways to create custom error messages.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we just need a standard installation of Laravel.

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, follow these steps:

1. Create a route in routes.php to hold the form:

   Route::get('myform', function()
   {
       return View::make('myform');
   });

2. Create a view named myform.php and add a form:

   <h1>User Info</h1>
   <?php $messages =  $errors->all
       ('<p style="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
   <?php
   foreach ($messages as $msg) 
   {
       echo $msg;
   }
   ?>
   <?= Form::open() ?>
   <?= Form::label('email', 'Email') ?>
   <?= Form::text('email', Input::old('email')) ?>
   <br>
   <?= Form::label('username', 'Username') ?>
   <?= Form::text('username', Input::old('username')) ?>
   <br>
   <?= Form::label...