Laravel 5.2 controller index returns blank page - laravel

Question

I created a route to a simple contact page. I use a controller to save the data in the database and display them on the same page. When I submit the form I get a blank page but I want the user to stay on the contact. I tried to pass the index view but then I get errors.
The files are
route.php
Route::get('contact', 'ContactController#index');
Route::post('contact', 'ContactController#create');
ContactController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Contact;
class ContactController extends Controller
{
public function index() {
$contacts = Contact::orderBy('created_at', 'asc')->get();
return view('/contact', [ 'contacts' => $contacts ]);
}
public function create(Request $request) {
$name = $request->input('name');
$contact = new Contact;
$contact->name = $name;
$contact->save();
#return view('/contact');
}
}
Contact.php
<?php
Namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Contact extends Model
{
protected $fillable = ['name'];
}
?>
contact.blade.php
#extends('layouts.app')
#section('content')
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-10 col-md-offset-1">
<div class="panel panel-default">
<div class="panel-heading">Contact page</div>
<div class="panel-body">
{!! Form::open(array('url' => 'contact')) !!}
{!! Form::label('name', 'Name') !!}
{!! Form::text('name'); !!}
{!! Form::submit('Submit'); !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}
#if (count($contacts) > 0)
#foreach ($contacts as $contact)
{{ $contact->name }}
#endforeach
#endif
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
#endsection

Answer 1

Try to put contact.blade.php inside views folder and use view('contact', [...]) instead of view('/contact');, you don't need the slash and add return back() to create method:
public function create(Request $request) {
$name = $request->input('name');
$contact = new Contact;
$contact->name = $name;
$contact->save();
return back();
}