/** * Store a newly created resource in storage. * * @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response */ public function store(Request $request) { // $rules = ['c_fname' => 'required|min:2', 'c_lname' => 'required|min:2', 'address' => 'required|min:2', 'city' => 'required|min:2', 'sate' => 'required|min:2', 'phone' => 'required|min:2|unique:merchants', 'email' => 'required|min:5|unique:merchants']; $messages = []; $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), ['c_fname' => 'required|min:2', 'c_lname' => 'required|min:2', 'address' => 'required|min:2', 'city' => 'required|min:2', 'state' => 'required|min:2', 'phone' => 'required|min:2|unique:merchants']); $validator->setAttributeNames(['c_fname' => "Contcat First Name", "c_lname" => "Contact Last Name"]); //$validator->setAttributeName() if ($validator->fails()) { if ($request->ajax()) { return response()->json($validator->messages()); } else { return \Redirect::back()->withErrors($validator)->withInput(); } } $all_request = $request->all(); array_forget($all_request, "_token"); $mid = Merchant::uniqueID() + 1; $merchant = new Merchant(); foreach ($all_request as $key => $value) { $merchant->{$key} = $value; } $merchant->merch_id = $mid; if ($merchant->save()) { return response()->json("record saved successfully"); } return View("merchants.index", ["merchants" => Merchant::all(), "title" => "Merchant"]); }