public function postNewReferrals()
{
if (Input::has('emails')) {
$emails = explode(',', Input::get('emails'));
foreach ($emails as $email) {
$referral = UserReferral::where('referral_id', Auth::user()->id)->where('email', $email)->first();
if (sizeof($referral) > 0) {
//Send email if tries less than 3 else skip
if ($referral->tries < 5) {
$referral->tries = $referral->tries + 1;
$referral->save();
} else {
continue;
}
} else {
$user_referral = new UserReferral();
$user_referral->user_id = 0;
$user_referral->referral_id = Auth::user()->id;
$user_referral->email = $email;
$user_referral->tries = 1;
$user_referral->save();
}
}
Session::flash('success_msg', 'Referral email sent successfully');
return Redirect::back();
} else {
Session::flash('error_msg', 'Please enter emails to sent referral email');
return Redirect::back();
}
}
public function getUpChain($user_id)
{
//Find if any one referred this user if yes always will be only 1
$user = UserReferral::where('user_id', $user_id)->first();
if (!empty($user)) {
array_push($this->chain, $user->user_id);
$this->depth++;
//User have a referral .
if ($user->referral_id > 0) {
$this->getUpChain($user->referral_id);
}
} else {
//this was first user who started referral system
array_push($this->chain, $user_id);
array_splice($this->chain, 0, 1);
return;
}
}
