PHP laravel object not creating in 5.8 - php

Question

I have a PHP Laravel CRUD application I made where I am using MVC style. I have controllers views and models. My database migration is made and my table in the database is made with php artisan migrate. I am using php 7.3 and laravel 5.8.
On my create view I go to create a single object in my database and my errors are thrown saying nothing in text box (no input) If I comment out the errors then just I click my submit button and nothing happens nothing is entered into my db. I have looked at many different crud examples and I am not sure why my object isn’t being created. Here is what I have
My env is setup correctly I just don’t get the not creating object.
//view create
#section('main')
<section id="section-content" class="text-center">
<div class="container contentdiv rounded">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div class="pb-2 mt-4 mb-2 border-bottom clearfix">
<h2>Create Contact</h2>
</div>
<div >
<a class="btn btn-success" href="{{route('contacts.index')}}">Back</a>
</div>
</div>
<!-- <div class="col-md-10 mx-auto">
#if($errors->any())
<div class="alert alert-danger">
<ul>
#foreach($errors->all() as $error)
<li>{{ $error }}</li>
#endforeach
</ul>
</div><br />
#endif
</div> -->
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-10 mx-auto mt-3">
<form method="POST" action="{{ route('contacts.store') }}">
#csrf
<div class="form-group row">
<label for="txtfn" class="col-sm-3"><b>First Name:</b></label>
<div class="col-sm-9">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="txtfn" id="txtfn"/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<label for="txtln" class="col-sm-3"><b>Last Name:</b></label>
<div class="col-sm-9">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="txtln" id="txtln"/>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group row">
<label for="txtem" class="col-sm-3"><b>Email:</b></label>
<div class="col-sm-9">
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="txtem" id="txtem"/>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Create Contact</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
//controller
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Contact;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
class ContactController extends Controller
{
public function store(Request $request)
{
$request->validate([
'first_name' => 'required',
'last_name' => 'required',
'email' => 'required'
]);
$contact = new Contact([
'first_name' => $request->get('first_name'),
'last_name' => $request->get('last_name'),
'email' => $request->get('email'),
'job_title' => $request->get('job_title'),
'city' => $request->get('city'),
'country' => $request->get('country')
]);
$contact->save();
return redirect('/contacts')->with('success', 'Contact saved!');
}
public function index()
{
$contacts = Contact::all();
return view('contacts.index', compact('contacts'));
}
/**
* Show the form for creating a new resource.
*
* #return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function create()
{
return view('contacts.create');
}
// model
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Contact extends Model
{
protected $fillable = [
'first_name',
'last_name',
'email',
'city',
'country',
'job_title'
];
}

Answer 1

Your problem is that your input names do not correspond to the keys you are referencing in your store() method:
for example:
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="txtfn" id="txtfn"/>
here, your input name is txtfn, but in your store method, you are looking for first_name.
'first_name' => $request->get('first_name')
so, $request->get('first_name') returns null as if you didn't pass any value.
You must make your input names match with the keys you are using in your store method, either by changing input names, or by changing key names.
example:
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="first_name" />
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="last_name" />
<input type="text" class="form-control" name="email" />