validate($request, [ 'photo' => 'required|image|max:8000', 'caption' => 'string|max:150' ]); $monthHash = hash('sha1',date('Y').date('m')); $userHash = hash('sha1', $user->id . (string) $user->created_at); $storagePath = "public/m/{$monthHash}/{$userHash}"; $path = $request->photo->store($storagePath); $profile = $user->profile; $status = new Status; $status->profile_id = $profile->id; $status->caption = $request->caption; $status->save(); $media = new Media; $media->status_id = $status->id; $media->profile_id = $profile->id; $media->user_id = $user->id; $media->media_path = $path; $media->size = $request->file('photo')->getClientSize(); $media->mime = $request->file('photo')->getClientMimeType(); $media->save(); return [$media, $request->all()]; } }