Automatically deleting related rows in Laravel (Eloquent ORM)

Question

When I delete a row using this syntax:

$user->delete();

Is there a way to attach a callback of sorts, so that it would e.g. do this auto

Answer 1

It is better if you override the delete method for this. That way, you can incorporate DB transactions within the delete method itself. If you use the event way, you will have to cover your call of delete method with a DB transaction every time you call it.

In your User model.

public function delete()
{
    \DB::beginTransaction();

     $this
        ->photo()
        ->delete()
    ;

    $result = parent::delete();

    \DB::commit();

    return $result;
}