Laravel Password & Password_Confirmation Validation

I've been using this in order to edit the User Account Info:

$this->validate($request, [
    'password' => 'min:6',
    'password_confirmation' => 'required_with:password|same:password|min:6'
]);

This worked fine in a Laravel 5.2 Application but does not work in a 5.4 Application.

What's wrong here, or what is the correct way in order to only make the password required if either the password or password_confirmation field is set?

You can use the confirmed validation rule.

$this->validate($request, [
    'name' => 'required|min:3|max:50',
    'email' => 'email',
    'vat_number' => 'max:13',
    'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:6',
]);

Try doing it this way, it worked for me:

$this->validate($request, [
'name' => 'required|min:3|max:50',
'email' => 'email',
'vat_number' => 'max:13',
'password' => 'min:6|required_with:password_confirmation|same:password_confirmation',
'password_confirmation' => 'min:6'
]);`

Seems like the rule always has the validation on the first input among the pair...

Try this:

'password' => 'required|min:6|confirmed',
'password_confirmation' => 'required|min:6'

try confirmed and without password_confirmation rule:

$this->validate($request, [
        'name' => 'required|min:3|max:50',
        'email' => 'email',
        'vat_number' => 'max:13',
        'password' => 'confirmed|min:6',
    ]);

I have used in this way.. Working fine!

 $inputs = request()->validate([
		'name' => 'required | min:6 | max: 20',
		'email' => 'required',
		'password' => 'required| min:4| max:7 |confirmed',
		'password_confirmation' => 'required| min:4'
  ]);

I have used in this way. Its Working fine!

$rules = [

            'password' => [

                    'required',

                    'string',

                    'min:6',

                'max:12',             // must be at least 8 characters in length

                ],

            'confirm_password' => 'required|same:password|min:6'

        ];

It should be enough to do:

$this->validate($request, [
    'password' => 'sometimes,min:6,confirmed,required_with:password_confirmed',
]);

Make password optional, but if present requires a password_confirmation that matches, also make password required only if password_confirmed is present

Very easy in Laravel 9

For Laravel 9.x, here is the link: https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#rule-confirmed , and below code is what works for me:

public function store(){
    $signUp = request()->validate([
        'student_email' => 'required|email|max:255',
        *'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:7|max:255',*
    ]);

Notes:

In your form.blade, ensure that the password input field has a name attribute of name="password" -> it has to be password ,

• Also, add an attribute of name="password_confirmation" to the Confirm Password text input box, and it will work.

• This reduces the code in the form request validation method of the store.

• and there was no need to add Password_confirmation name attributes to your validation request method in the controller.

Cheers...