public function question(Request $request) { $this->validate($request, ['title' => 'required|exists:auctions,title', 'question' => 'required']); if ($request->input('confirmed')) { $auction = Auction::where('title', $request->input('title'))->first(); $recipient = $auction->seller_id; $data = ['sender' => User::find(Auth::user()->id), 'message' => $request->input('question'), 'title' => $request->input('title'), 'recipient' => $recipient]; Message::ask($data); Session::flash('flash_message', trans('messages.question.sent')); return redirect(\App::getLocale() . '/art'); } else { return view('auctions.ask_conf')->with('message', $request); } }