public function post_create()
{
$new_category = array('title' => trim(Input::get('title')), 'slug' => trim(Input::get('slug')), 'image' => trim(Input::get('image')), 'visibility' => trim(Input::get('visible')) ? true : false);
//set up rules for new data
$rules = array('title' => 'required|min:3|max:128', 'slug' => 'unique:categories,slug');
// make the validator
$v = Validator::make($new_category, $rules);
if ($v->fails()) {
// redirect to form
// errors
return Redirect::to('user/categories/create')->with_errors($v)->with_input();
}
// create the new category
$category = new Category($new_category);
$category->save();
// add organisations to Organisation_Category
foreach (Input::get('organisations') as $org_id) {
$category->organisations()->attach($org_id);
}
// redirect to posts
return Redirect::to('user/categories')->with('success', 'A new category has been created');
}
