/** * Responds to requests to POST /applications/create */ public function postCreate(Request $request) { $this->validate($request, ['name' => 'required|min:2', 'acronym' => 'required|min:2', 'description' => 'required|min:4']); # Insert a new application in the DB $app = new \App\Application(); $app->name = $request->name; $app->acronym = $request->acronym; $app->description = $request->description; $app->save(); \Session::flash('flash_message', 'Your application was added!'); return redirect('/applications'); }