public function storeCopy($id, CreateExerciseRequest $request)
 {
     $input = $request->all();
     $exercise = new Exercise();
     $exercise->question = $input['question'];
     $exercise->tips = $input['tips'];
     $exercise->start_code = $input['start_code'];
     $exercise->expected_result = $input['expected_result'];
     $exercise->seriesId = $input['series_selection'];
     $exercise->makerId = Auth::id();
     $exercise->language = $input['language'];
     storeExercise($exercise);
     $userIds = loadUsersBeganSeries($input['series_selection']);
     foreach ($userIds as $userId) {
         if ($userId->uId != loadSerieWithIdOrTitle($id)[0]->makerId) {
             storeNotification($userId->uId, 'series updated', -1, $input['series_selection']);
         }
     }
     storeNotification($input['makerId'], "exercise copied", -1, $input['series_selection']);
     return redirect('series/' . $input['series_selection']);
 }
function loadUsersBeganSeries($series_id)
{
    $sId = loadSerieWithIdOrTitle($series_id)[0]->id;
    return DB::select('SELECT   DISTINCT A.uId
                       FROM     series S
                                JOIN exercises_in_series EXS    ON S.id = EXS.seriesId
                                JOIN exercises E                ON EXS.exId = E.id
                                JOIN answers A                  ON E.id = A.eId
                       WHERE    S.id = ?', [$sId]);
}