<?php namespace RelationalExample\Model; use Illuminate\Database\Capsule\Manager as Capsule; class Users { public function get($username = null) { $query = Capsule::table('users')->select(['username', 'password', 'name', 'email', 'photo']); if ($username !== null) { $query->where('username', '=', $username); } $result = $query->get(); if (count($result) > 0) { return $result; } return; } }