Call a method from one controller inside another

Question

Is it possible to call a method from one controller inside another controller in Laravel 5 (regardless the http method used to access each method)?

Answer 1

This is how I have done it. Use the use keyword to make the OtherController available. Then you can call a method from that class on instantiation.

<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Http\Controllers\OtherController;

class MyController extends Controller {

    public function __construct()
    {
        //Calling a method that is from the OtherController
        $result = (new OtherController)->method();
    }
}

Also check out the concept of a Command in Laravel. It might give you more flexibility than the method above.