public function basic_info_referrals($request)
{
$request_basic_info_referrals_id = $request['basic_info_referrals_id'];
$request_basic_info_referrals_text = $request['basic_info_referrals_text'];
$request_basic_info_referrals_date = $request['basic_info_referrals_date'];
$benefiter_id = $request['benefiter_id'];
// referrals added to be posted (same as text array and date array)
$ref_number = count($request_basic_info_referrals_id);
for ($i = 0; $i < $ref_number; $i++) {
$basic_info_referral = new BenefiterReferrals();
$basic_info_referral->description = $request_basic_info_referrals_text[$i];
$basic_info_referral->referral_date = $this->datesHelper->makeDBFriendlyDate($request_basic_info_referrals_date[$i]);
$basic_info_referral->benefiter_id = $benefiter_id;
$basic_info_referral->referral_lookup_id = $request_basic_info_referrals_id[$i];
$basic_info_referral->user_id = \Auth::user()->id;
$basic_info_referral->save();
}
}
