public function postSignup(Request $request) { $this->validate($request, ['username' => 'required|unique:users|max:20|alpha_dash', 'email' => 'required|unique:users|email|max:255', 'password' => 'required|min:6']); User::create(['email' => $request->input('email'), 'username' => $request->input('username'), 'password' => bcrypt($request->input('password'))]); return redirect()->route('home')->with('info', 'Your account has been created and you can now sign in'); }