What is the difference between destroy() and delete() methods in Laravel?

Question

destroy is correct method for removing an entity directly (via object or model).

Example:

$teetime = Teetime::where('date', '=', $formattedDate)->firstOrFail();
$teetime->destroy();

Example:

$teetime = Teetime::where('date', '=', $formattedDate)->delete();

From documentation:

Deleting An Existing Model By Key

User::destroy(1);

User::destroy(array(1, 2, 3));

User::destroy(1, 2, 3);

Of course, you may also run a delete query on a set of models:

$affectedRows = User::where('votes', '>', 100)->delete();

More info: http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent