/**
* Display a listing of the resource.
*
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function index()
{
// create $countryList
$countriesCount = DB::table('countries')->count();
$numRows = 6;
$numInColmn = $countriesCount / $numRows;
$countryList = [];
for ($i = 0; $i < $numRows; $i++) {
$countries[$i] = Country::whereBetween('id', array($i * $numInColmn, ($i + 1) * $numInColmn))->get();
$iplus = $i + 1;
$countryList["countries{$iplus}"] = $countries[$i];
}
// create $featuredBlogs
$featuredBlogs = Blog::featured()->recent()->get();
// create $recentPosts
$recentPosts = BlogPost::recent()->get();
return view('pages.index', compact('countryList', 'numRows', 'featuredBlogs', 'recentPosts'));
}