Laravel: getting a a single value from a MySQL query

Question

I\'m trying get a single value from MySQL database using laravel but the problem I\'m getting an array . this is my query result in MySQL command line:

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Answer 1

As of Laravel >= 5.3, best way is to use value:

$groupName = \App\User::where('username',$username)->value('groupName');

or

use App\User;//at top of controller
$groupName = User::where('username',$username)->value('groupName');//inside controller function

Of course you have to create a model User for users table which is most efficient way to interact with database tables in Laravel.