Filter the record using input MONTH and YEAR but record still return current MONTH and YEAR

Question

I am working on getting all the attendance record by inputting MONTH and YEAR to get all the attendance in that MONTH and YEAR. But I am having a problem that when I input the MONTH and YEAR, it returns the current MONTH and YEAR record. This is my function code below

public function getEmployeeAttendance(){
        $month = Carbon::now(request('attendance_date'))->format('m');
        $year = Carbon::now(request('attendance_date'))->format('Y');

        dump($month);
        dump($year);

        $emp_attendance = Attendance::whereMonth('attendance_date' , '=' , $month)
                                    ->whereYear('attendance_date' , '=' , $year)
                                    ->get();

        if ($emp_attendance->isEmpty() ) {
            return response()->json([
              'Error' => 'No record!!!.']);
        }

        return response()->json(
          [
            'success' => true, 
            'data' => $emp_attendance
          ]
        );
      }

When I use dd($month) and dd($year) it returns the current MONTH is "11" and YEAR is "2018", but my input in Postman is MONTH = "5" and YEAR = "2015" (the result should return empty record but it returns all current data).

Can you please give me some advises on how to improve this code. I use the same code from another function but it is not running when I write this to get the MONTH and YEAR inputted. Thank you!

Answer 1

使用Carbon :: parse代替Carbon :: now

Answer 2

Option 1

If your input is like this : 2018-11-12(Ymd)

$month = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', request('attendance_date'))->format('m');
$year  = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', request('attendance_date'))->format('Y');

dump($month);
dump($year);

$emp_attendance = Attendance::whereMonth('attendance_date' , '=' , $month)
                            ->whereYear('attendance_date' , '=' , $year)
                            ->get();

Option 2

If your input is like this : 2018-11-12 10:10:59(Ymd H:i:s)

$month = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', request('attendance_date'))->format('m');
$year  = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', request('attendance_date'))->format('Y');

dump($month);
dump($year);

$emp_attendance = Attendance::whereMonth('attendance_date' , '=' , $month)
                            ->whereYear('attendance_date' , '=' , $year)
                            ->get();

for more info : https://carbon.nesbot.com/docs/

Option 3

If your input is like this :

1. Input box-1 >> 10(month) 
2. Input box-2 >> 2018(year)


/* 
# No need those section.
$month = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', request('attendance_date'))->format('m');
$year  = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', request('attendance_date'))->format('Y');

dump($month);
dump($year);
# END
*/

$emp_attendance = Attendance::whereRaw("month(attendance_date) = '".request('attendance_month')."'")
                            ->whereRaw("year(attendance_date) = '".request('attendance_year')."'")
                            ->get();