Laravel 8: implementing Eloquent Relationships Returning Unexpected Results in Complex Queries
I'm working with issues with Eloquent relationships in Laravel 8 where I'm trying to retrieve data from multiple related models, but I'm getting unexpected results. I have a `Post` model that has a one-to-many relationship with a `Comment` model. When I try to get posts along with their comments, I'm using the following code: ```php $posts = Post::with('comments')->where('status', 'published')->get(); ``` However, in some cases, posts that should have comments are returning an empty `comments` array. I checked the database and verified that the comments exist for those posts. I also confirmed that the foreign key in the `comments` table is correct. Additionally, I have a condition where I want to count the comments for each post. I'm doing this: ```php $posts = Post::withCount('comments')->where('status', 'published')->get(); ``` But the count is sometimes returning `0` for posts that have comments. I have tried clearing the cache and running `php artisan config:cache`, but the scenario continues. Is there something I'm missing with how Eloquent handles relationships, or could it be related to soft deletes? My `Comment` model uses soft deletes, and I'm wondering if that's affecting the results. Any guidance on how to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated!