'dale', 'email' => 'dale@codecourse.com', 'password' => 'ilovecats', 'password_confirm' => 'ilovecats' ]; $rules = [ 'username' => 'required|alpha|min(3)|max(20)', 'email' => 'required|email', 'password' => 'required', 'password_confirm' => 'required|matches(password)' ]; $v->validate($data, $rules); if ($v->passes()) { // Passed } else { var_dump($v->errors()->all()); }