Route::get('/', function()

{

    $name = "rico";

    $validateData = array('name1' => $name);

    $rules = array('name1' => array('required', 'min:5'));

    $validator = Validator::make(

        $validateData,

        $rules

    );

    if ($validator->fails())

    {

        echo $validator->messages()->first("name1");

    }

    else

    {

        echo "validate success";

    }

});