/**
* Function to add items to a cart
*/
public function addToCart($productid, $price, $quantity)
{
// check if the product already exists in the cart.
// if it does, add the quantities together
$productAlreadyExists = 0;
$olderProduct = ShoppingCartItem::where('product_id', '=', $productid)->where('user_id', '=', Auth::user()->id)->first();
if ($olderProduct != null) {
$productAlreadyExists = $olderProduct->qty;
$olderProduct->qty += $quantity;
$olderProduct->save();
} else {
$item = new ShoppingCartItem();
$item->user_id = Auth::user()->id;
$item->product_id = $productid;
$item->price = $price;
$item->qty = $quantity;
$item->save();
}
}
