public function postDelete(Request $request) { $logged_in_user = \Auth::user(); //find the user that is logged in $holiday_mod = \App\Holiday::find($request->id); //get the holiday from the DB $holidayToDelete = \App\Holiday::with('escapes')->where('id', '=', $request->id)->get(); //get the holiday and the escapes $holiday_mod->escapes()->sync([]); //remove the escapes from the pivot table escape_holiday $holiday_mod->delete(); //delete the holiday //iterate over the escapes and delete them from the escape table foreach ($holidayToDelete[0]['escapes'] as $escape) { $escapeToDelete = \App\Escape::find($escape->id); $escapeToDelete->delete(); } //send the user back to the holiday create page return redirect('holiday/create'); }
public function postDelete(Request $request) { //gets the holiday that the escape belongs to $holiday = \App\Holiday::find($request->holiday_id); //loads the escape to be delete $escapeToDelete = \App\Escape::find($request->id); //detaches the escape from the holiday $holiday->escapes()->detach($request->id); //deletes the escape $escapeToDelete->delete(); //load the holiday with its escapes $holidayWithEscapes = \App\Holiday::with('escapes')->where('id', '=', $request->holiday_id)->get(); return redirect('holiday/create'); }