public function uploadImage(Request $request)
{
// file was uploaded successfully
if ($request->hasFile('photo') && $request->file('photo')->isValid()) {
// get file object
$file = $request->file('photo');
// separate extension and name
$temp = explode('.', $file->getClientOriginalName());
$ext = array_pop($temp);
$name = implode('.', $temp);
// slugify the name and lowercase the ext
$fileName = Self::slugify($name) . '.' . strtolower($ext);
$destinationPath = public_path('images/uploaded/');
if (file_exists($destinationPath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $fileName)) {
$fileName = Self::slugify($name) . '-' . Self::generateRandomString(5) . '.' . strtolower($ext);
}
// move to correct folder
$file->move($destinationPath, $fileName);
$i = new File();
$i->title = $request->input('title');
$i->file = $fileName;
$i->save();
}
return redirect('/dashboard/images');
}
