public function store()
{
$first_name = Input::get('first_name');
$last_name = Input::get('last_name');
$email = Input::get('email');
$image = Input::file('photo');
$input_data = Input::all();
$employees = new Employees();
//validation check
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $this->registration_form_rules);
// check if the validator failed -----------------------
if (!$validator->fails()) {
$employees->first_name = $first_name;
$employees->last_name = $last_name;
$employees->email = $email;
$img_dir = "images/employees/" . date("h-m-y");
if (!file_exists($img_dir)) {
mkdir($img_dir, 0777, true);
}
$filename = $image->getClientOriginalName();
$pathL = public_path($img_dir . "-" . $filename);
Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(900, 600)->save($pathL);
$employees->photo = $img_dir . "-" . $filename;
//insert data
if ($employees->save()) {
Session::flash('success', 'Successfully added');
return Redirect::to('/');
} else {
Session::flash('success', 'Something Wrong');
return Redirect::to('employees/create');
}
} else {
$messages = $validator->messages();
return Redirect::to('employees/create')->withErrors($validator);
}
}