Laravel CSV Upload: How do you identify the exact row and field causing an error?

When importing CSV files in Laravel, handling validation errors can become frustrating—especially when you need to know exactly which row and which field caused the problem.

For example, instead of getting a generic database/validation error, you can identify something like:

Row 27 → email field is invalid Row 43 → date_of_birth has an incorrect format Row 58 → employee_id already exists

I recently worked through a Laravel approach for identifying the exact CSV row and field responsible for an import error.

I explained the implementation and error-handling flow here:

👉 YouTube: https://youtu.be/__IglcnI5d4

Curious how others handle CSV import errors in Laravel. Do you validate the entire file first, or process and report errors row-by-row?