Passing variable to view results in empty variable

It sounds like the issue lies in passing the data to the view. You might want to try passing the data as an array with a key, like this:


return view('family', ['data' => $data]);
Then in the view, you can access the data array using the 'data' key:

php
<?php

if (empty($data))
{
echo 'Empty';
} else {

print_r($data);
}

?>
This should allow you to access the data array in the view and display the data.