public function create(Request $request) { $user = new \App\User(); $user->username = $request->username; $user->password = Hash::make($request->password); $user->email = $request->email; $user->firstname = $request->firstname; $user->middlename = $request->middlename; $user->lastname = $request->lastname; $user->permission()->associate(\App\Permission::find($request->permission_id)); $user->save(); $photo = new \App\Photo(); $photo->path = 'default_user_thumbnail.png'; $photo->user()->associate($user); $photo->save(); return $user ? true : false; }