Laravel Multiple Inputs Search 4.2 - laravel

Question

I am making a multiple inputs search query and i need help cause i do not know how to exactly to do this i have read all the documentation and i did not understand it.Now i am stuck in the controller.....
Also i would really appreciate of how to call the informations that i want in in the show.blade ! Thank you for any help !
Index blade
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="form-group">
<div><h4></h4></div>
<div class="form-group col-md-4">
{{ Form::open(array('action' => array('UserController#search'), 'class'=>'form width88', 'role'=>'search', 'method' => 'GET')) }}
<div id="prefetch">
{{ Form::text('name', null, array('class' => 'typeahead form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'name...')) }}
{{ Form::text('lastname', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'lastname...')) }}
{{-- {{ Form::text('id', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'id...')) }}
{{ Form::text('user-seminars', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Class tha is enrolled...')) }}
{{ Form::text('user-class', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Class that belongs...')) }}
{{ Form::text('user-annex', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'Department that belongs...')) }}
{{ Form::text('type', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'User type...')) }}
{{ Form::text('date_created', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'date created account...')) }}
{{ Form::text('date_enrolled', null, array('class' => 'form-group form-control', 'placeholder' => 'date enrolled in class...')) }}
routes
Route::get('users/index', 'UserController#index');
Route::get('users/search', 'UserController#search');
Route::get('users/show', 'UserController#show');
UserContoller
public function index(){
return View::make('user.index');
}
public function search(){
return View::make('user.show');
}
public function show(){
return View::make('user.show');
}
USERS TABLE
id , firstname,last_name,etc etc etc

Answer 1

public function search(Request $request){
$users = App\User::where('firstname',$request->name)
->orWhere('lastname',$request->lastname)
->orWhere('id',$request->id)
// more orWhere Clause
->get();
return View::make('user.show',compact('users'));
}
public function show($id){
$user = App\User::find($id);
return View::make('user.show',compact('user'));
}
Why are you using return View::make('user.show') to render two different resources?

Answer 2

the first thing i see its the form action
your code
{{ Form::open(array('action' => array('UserController#search'), 'class'=>'form width88', 'role'=>'search', 'method' => 'GET')) }}
should be
{{ Form::open(array('action' => array('users/search'), 'class'=>'form width88', 'role'=>'search', 'method' => 'GET')) }}
the controller is the fun part. if you're looking for all the inputs to be required you should validate it first
//first we set the inputs rultes
$data = Input::all();
$rules = array(
'name' => 'required',
'lastname' => 'required',
//rest of the inputs that are required
);
//then we use the validator method
$val = Validator::make($data,$rules);
if($val->fails())
{
/*redirect to the form again, you can set errors with session
or ->withError($validator)*/
return Redirect::back();
}
then you make your query
$user = User::where('name','=',$data['name'])
->where('lastname','=',$data['lastname'])
//more where('field','=','value')
->get();
if the fields arent required you only make the query with
$user = User::where('name','=',$data['name'])
->orWhere('lastname','=',$data['lastname'])
//more orWhere('field','=','value')
->get();
and finally you return your result to the view like:
return View::make('user.show')->with('user',$user);