Laravel validation exists where NOT

Question

Exists can have 4 parameters:

exists:table,id,where,0

The question is, What if I wanted it to be where is not. Like where is not 0.

$validator = Validator::make(
    array(
        'groups' => $groups
    ),
    array(
        'groups' => 'required|exists:groups,jid,parent,!=,0'
    )
);

Answer 1

You can use unique

Example

'email' => 'unique:users,email_address,NULL,id,account_id,1'