$query->where([

    ['column_1', '=', 'value_1'],

    ['column_2', '<>', 'value_2'],

    [COLUMN, OPERATOR, VALUE],

    ...

])

//laravel

// here, i have used two different where condition on a single column

$today = Carbon::today();

$data = Users::where('type',1)

        ->where(function($query) use ($today) {

            return $query->whereDate('updated_at','!=', $today)

            ->orWhere('updated_at',null);

         })

         ->get();

​

//another example ->

//when you need to use like and in_array functionality together

//when column value is like {tag:active} and you are checking with an array

$query->where(function($query) use ($filter_tags) {

     foreach($filter_tags as $tag){

         $query->orWhere('user.tags', 'LIKE', "%{tag}%");

    }

});

// ...

$q->where(function ($query) {

    $query->where('gender', 'Male')

        ->where('age', '>=', 18);

})->orWhere(function($query) {

    $query->where('gender', 'Female')

        ->where('age', '>=', 65);   

})