A post model with it's relationships

Post.php

<?
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Post extends Model
{
    public function user()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('\App\User');
    }

    public function comments()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('\App\Comment');
    }

    // this is a recommended way to declare event handlers
    public static function boot() {
        parent::boot();
        self::deleting(function($post) { // before delete() method call this
             $post->comments()->each(function($comment) {
                $comment->delete(); // <-- direct deletion
             });
             // do the rest of the cleanup...
        });
    }
}