public function get_all_parents($cat_id)
 {
     //        $user_info = Auth::user()->toArray();
     //        if ($user_info['user_type'] == 2) {
     if (!empty($cat_id)) {
         $cat = new Category();
         $cat_parent_1 = 0;
         $cat_parent_2 = 0;
         $cat_1 = $cat->get_category_by_id($cat_id);
         if ($cat_1 != null && $cat_1['parent_id'] != 0) {
             $cat_parent_1 = $cat_1['parent_id'];
             $cat_2 = $cat->get_category_by_id($cat_parent_1);
             if ($cat_2 != null || $cat_2['parent_id'] != 0) {
                 $cat_parent_2 = $cat_2['parent_id'];
             }
         }
         $all_parents = array('parent_1' => $cat_parent_1, 'parent_2' => $cat_parent_2);
         return $all_parents;
     }
     //        }
     //        $message = "you are not admin. you can't use this method";
     //        return view('welcome')
     //                        ->withMessage($message);
 }
 public function get_all_parents($cat_id)
 {
     if (!empty($cat_id)) {
         $cat = new Category();
         $cat_parent_1 = 0;
         $cat_parent_2 = 0;
         $cat_1 = $cat->get_category_by_id($cat_id);
         if ($cat_1 != null && $cat_1[0]['parent_id'] != 0) {
             $cat_parent_1 = $cat_1[0]['parent_id'];
             $cat_2 = $cat->get_category_by_id($cat_parent_1);
             if ($cat_2 != null || $cat_2[0]['parent_id'] != 0) {
                 $cat_parent_2 = $cat_2[0]['parent_id'];
             }
         }
         $all_parents = array('parent_1' => $cat_parent_1, 'parent_2' => $cat_parent_2);
         return $all_parents;
     }
 }