checkIfEmailExists($value); } public function message() { return trans('texts.email_already_register'); } private function checkIfEmailExists($email) : bool { if (config('auth.providers.users.driver') == 'eloquent') //default eloquent = single DB { return User::where(['email' => $email])->get()->count() == 0 ?? false; // true -> 0 emails found / false -> >=1 emails found } //multi-db active foreach (unserialize(MULTI_DBS) as $db) { if(User::on($db)->where(['email' => $email])->get()->count() >=1) // if user already exists, validation will fail return false; } return true; } }