Case-sensitive where statement in laravel

Question

How can I do a case-sensitive string match with laravel?

---

SELECT * FROM `invites` WHERE `token`=\'OGwie2e2985tOEGewgu23hUFs\'

Can be done as

Answer 1

You'll need to use DB::raw(), perhaps something like

Invite::where(DB::raw('BINARY `token`'), $token)->first();

or alternatively:

Invite::whereRaw("BINARY `token`= ?",[$token])->first()

Answer 2

A little bit late but still wouldn't this be a better alternative?

Invite::whereRaw("BINARY `token`= ?", array($token))->first()