private function importEvents() { $table = 'events'; $items = $this->getEvents(); Event::unguard(); DB::table($table)->truncate(); foreach ($items as $item) { $data = get_object_vars($item); $ministry_slug = $data['ministry_slug']; unset($data['ministry_slug']); $ministry = Ministry::findBySlug($ministry_slug); if (!is_null($ministry)) { $data['ministry_id'] = $ministry->id; } $model = new Event($data); $model->save(); } }