Keep Coding

I have a problem updating my database, it is working fine using the general DB:: method but I think it would be better to use Eloquent.
The general DB method I used (which worked):
\DB::table('subscriptions')->update(array('state' => 'active'));
The Eloquent method I used (and it doesn't work):
$user = $request->user();
$user-> subscription-> state = 'active';
$user-> save();
Thanks for helping me!

\DB::table('subscriptions')->update(array('state' => 'active'));
When you do that you're updating the state of every row. Assuming you have proper relationship setup, you do one of the below.
$subscription = $request->user()->subscription;
$subscription->state = 'active';
$subscription->save();
$request->user()->subscription()->update(array('state' => 'active'));