public function saveCandidate()
{
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), array('name' => 'required', 'email' => 'required|email'));
// check for the required fields before doing anything else
if ($validator->fails()) {
return Redirect::back()->withInput()->withErrors($validator->messages());
}
// Check to see if we already have a candidate at this email address. There can be only one
$email = Input::get('email');
$existingCandidates = Candidate::where('email', '=', $email)->first();
if ($existingCandidates) {
$messageBag = new Illuminate\Support\MessageBag();
$messageBag->add('error', "You have already registered as a candidate, please log in.");
return Redirect::back()->withErrors($messageBag);
}
$c = new Candidate();
$name = explode(' ', Input::get('name'));
$name = $name[0];
// Prep client data for save
$c->email = Input::get('email');
$c->name = $name;
$c->surname = $name[1];
$c->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));
$c->current_position = Input::get('current_position');
$c->phone = Input::get('phone');
$c->sendjobs = Input::get('sendjobs', 0);
if (Input::hasFile('cv')) {
$newfilename = Str::slug($name) . '_cv_' . uniqid() . '.' . Input::file('cv')->getClientOriginalExtension();
Input::file('cv')->move(public_path() . '/uploads/cvs/', $newfilename);
$c->cv = $newfilename;
// Send email to KDC
Candidate::sendBecomeCandidate(Input::all(), $newfilename);
} else {
// Send email to KDC
Candidate::sendBecomeCandidate(Input::all(), '');
}
$c->save();
// Send activation email
Candidate::sendActivation($c->id);
// Add the candidate to the session - using this rather than full on auth as that's already being used by admins to access the CMS (dashboard)
// Session::put('candidate', $c);
// Just take them to the front page again for now.
return Redirect::to('/')->with('info', 'Thank you for your registration – we’ll send you your login details as soon as we can.');
}