Views and downloads count - Update database on view with lightbox and download - laravel

Question

I've made a site with laravel and have a page where there are pictures that can be seen in hi-resolution via fancybox or downloaded. In the database i have counters for each action. and I do already have GET routes set up for the counting since they are used in other situations too.
for example: www.mysiste.com/somecode/someothercode/image/viewed
the simplified structure of each image is this.. This is called inside a for each loop.. i removed all styling and classes for better reading...
<div >
<div class="card" style="background-color: lightgray">
<div >
<a data-fancybox="gallery" href="/images/......../{{$photo->filename}}">
<img class="card-img" src="/images/......../thumb/thumb_{{$photo->filename}}">
</a>
</div>
<div class="card-footer">
<div>
<div>
<a download="{{$photo->filename}}" href="/images/......../{{$photo->filename}}">
<span>Download (Hi-Res)</span>
</a>
</div>
<div>
<a download="social_{{$photo->filename}}" href="/images/......../social_{{$photo->filename}}">
<span>Download (Social-Res)</span>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
I would need that when they hit the download button it calls a certain URL in the background for upcounting.. (most important)
If possible I would like to hit another URL when the images are viewed fullscreen through fancybox.
how can this be done?

Answer 1

You can do something in the lines of:
<a data-fancybox="gallery" href="{{ route('photo.fancybox', ['photo' => $photo])}}">
<img class="card-img" src="/images/......../thumb/thumb_{{$photo->filename}}">
</a>
...
<a href="{{ route('photo.download', ['photo' => $photo])}}">
<span>Download (Hi-Res)</span>
</a>
PhotoController
public function download(Photo $photo){
$photo->downloadCount->increment();
return redirect('/images/......../'. $photo->filename);
}
public function fancybox(Photo $photo){
$photo->fancyboxCount->increment();
return redirect('/images/......../social_'. $photo->filename);
}
And make sure to register your new routes accordingly:
Route::get('photo/download', 'PhotoController#download')->name('photo.download');
Route::get('photo/fancybox', 'PhotoController#fancybox')->name('photo.fancybox');