leann/app/Http/Controllers/EditController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Grainbill;

class EditController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('auth');
    }

    /**
     * Show the application dashboard.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable
     */
    public function index()
    {
        return view('edit');
    }

   public function gstore(Request $request){
        // validation
        $this->validate($request,[
            'name' => 'required',
        ]);


        // create project
        $grain = new Grainbill;
        $lastID = Grainbill::orderBy('id','desc')->value('id');
        $grain->id = number_format($lastID) + 1;
        $grain->name = $request->input('name');
        if ($request->input('flavour'))
        {
                $grain->flavour = $request->input('flavour');
        }
        if ($request->input('lintner'))
        {
                $grain->lintner = $request->input('lintner');
        }
        if ($request->input('winkol'))
        {
                $grain->winkol = $request->input('winkol');
        }
        if ($request->input('lovibond'))
        {
                $grain->lovibond = $request->input('lovibond');
        }
        if ($request->input('colour'))
        {
                $grain->colour = $request->input('colour');
        }
        if ($request->input('alternative'))
        {
                $altArr = array_map('intval',explode(',',$request->input('alternative')));
                $grain->alternative = $altArr;
        }
        if ($request->input('ebc'))
        {
               $grain->ebc = $request->input('ebc');
        }
        $grain->save();

        return redirect('/edit')->with('success', 'Grain Bill Added');
    }


}