public function fetchAppData() { $appdata = ApplicationData::find(Input::all()['user_id']); //where('user_id','=',Input::all()['user_id'])->first(); $scholarship = Scholarship::find(Input::all()['user_id']); if (!is_null($appdata)) { if (!is_null($scholarship)) { $appdata['reg_id'] = $scholarship->reg_number; } return Response::json($appdata, 200); } else { $appdata = new ApplicationData(); $appdata->user_id = Input::all()['user_id']; $appdata->save(); return Response::json(array("Warning" => "No application data exist for this user")); } }