public function store(Request $request)
{
$categories = $request->input('category');
$name = $request->input('name');
$duplicate = Products::where('name', $name)->first();
if ($duplicate) {
return redirect('/product/create')->withErrors('The name already exists');
}
$description = $request->input('description');
$price = $request->input('price');
$user_id = $request->user()->id;
$product = new Products();
$product->name = $name;
$product->description = $description;
$product->price = $price;
$product->quantity = $request->input('quantity');
$product->author_id = $user_id;
$product->slug = str_slug($request->input('name'));
$product->active = 1;
if (Input::file('image') != null) {
$destinationPath = 'images/catalog';
// upload path
$extension = Input::file('image')->getClientOriginalExtension();
// getting image extension
$fileName = rand(11111, 99999) . '.' . $extension;
// renameing image
$product->image = $fileName;
Input::file('image')->move($destinationPath, $fileName);
// uploading file to given path
}
$product->save();
if ($categories) {
foreach ($categories as $category) {
$category = Categories::where('title', $category)->first();
$product->categories()->attach($category->id);
}
}
return redirect('/')->withMessage('New product created');
}
