/**
  * Update a new task: load date and forward to view
  *
  * @param  Request  $request, Task $task
  * @return view
  */
 public function stats_month(Request $request)
 {
     $categories = Countercategory::where('inactive', '!=', '1')->orderBy('name')->get();
     //handle categories filter
     if ($request->category_id) {
         if ($request->category_id > 0) {
             $request->session()->put('counter_category_id', $request->category_id);
             $request->session()->put('counter_category', Countercategory::find($request->category_id)->name);
         } else {
             $request->session()->put('counter_category_id', False);
             $request->session()->put('counter_category', "All Categories");
         }
     }
     $ses_category = $request->session()->get('counter_category');
     $ses_category_id = $request->session()->get('counter_category_id');
     //handle months
     $months = DB::table('counters')->select(DB::raw('distinct CONCAT(YEAR(date), "-", MONTH(date)) AS date'))->orderby('date')->get();
     if ($ses_category_id > 0) {
         $counters = DB::table('counters')->leftjoin('countercategories', 'counters.counter_category_id', '=', 'countercategories.id')->select('counters.id as cid', 'countercategories.name as cname', 'countercategories.id as ccid', DB::raw('extract(month from date) as month'), DB::raw('extract(year from date) as year'), DB::raw('count(counters.id) as items'))->where('counter_category_id', '=', $ses_category_id)->groupBy('month', 'year')->orderBy('date')->get();
     } else {
         $counters = DB::table('counters')->leftjoin('countercategories', 'counters.counter_category_id', '=', 'countercategories.id')->select('counters.id as cid', 'countercategories.name as cname', 'countercategories.id as ccid', DB::raw('extract(month from date) as month'), DB::raw('extract(year from date) as year'), DB::raw('count(counters.id) as items'))->groupBy('month', 'year')->orderBy('date')->get();
     }
     return view('counters.stats_month', ['cats' => $counters, 'categories' => $categories, 'category' => $ses_category]);
 }