Updating a row in the database from the modal using Laravel Eloquent - php

Question

I have a calls table that is populated from a form,
calls table
public function up()
{
Schema::create('calls', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('user_id')->unsigned()->nullable();
$table->timestamps();
$table->text('terminal_id', 20);
$table->text('terminal_name', 100);
$table->text('fault_description');
$table->string('call_status', 10)->default('New call');
$table->text('assigned_FE', 20)->nullable();
$table->text('closed_on', 20)->nullable();
$table->text('closed_by', 50)->nullable();
$table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')->onDelete('cascade');
});
}
I want to fetch and update only the assigned_FE column in my calls table with a user's entry on this modal form
<div class="modal-body">
<form action="{{route('Call.update')}}" method="POST" style="padding:30px 0px">
#csrf
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="input-group" style="width: 100%;">
<label for="assigned_FE">{{ __('Name of field engineer') }}</label><br>
<input type="text" name="assigned_FE" id="assigned_FE" class="form-control" placeholder="Name of field engineer" style="padding: 20px;" required>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn-primary" style="padding: 10px; font-size: 14px; border: 0; margin-top:25px">{{ __('Submit') }}</button>
</form>
</div>
How do I achieve this without fetching all the data in a call's row?
I don't have an idea of what to place in my CallsController
This is my CallsController
public function edit($id)
{
//find the call in the db and save it as a variable
$call = Call::find($id);
//return it to the view and pass in the variable
}
/**
* Update the specified resource in storage.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #param int $id
* #return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function update(Request $request, $id)
{
//
}
and here is my Calls model (Call.php)
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Call extends Model{
protected $fillable = [
'terminal_id',
'terminal_name',
'branch_address',
'fault_description'
];
//describing a one-to-many-relationship between calls and users
public function user(){
return $this->belongsTo('App\User');
}
}

Answer 1

Ok, first in your Model you should include all column name in the fillable array your Call model is missing assigned_FE
class Call extends Model{
protected $fillable = [
'terminal_id',
'terminal_name',
'branch_address',
'atm_variant',
'assigned_FE',
'closed_on',
'closed_by',
'fault_description'
];
//describing a one-to-many-relationship between calls and users
public function user(){
return $this->belongsTo('App\User');
}
after making sure that all columns are present in the fillable array, change your Form action to point to call.update route
<div class="modal-body">
<form action="{{route('call.update')}}" method="POST" style="padding:30px 0px">
#csrf
<div class="col-md-6">
<div class="input-group" style="width: 100%;">
<label for="assigned_FE">{{ __('Name of field engineer') }}</label><br>
<input type="text" name="assigned_FE" id="assigned_FE" class="form-control" placeholder="Name of field engineer" style="padding: 20px;" required>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn-primary" style="padding: 10px; font-size: 14px; border: 0; margin-top:25px">{{ __('Submit') }}</button>
</form>
your controller
use App\Call;
public function update(Request $request, $id)
{
$assigned_FE = $request->assigned_FE;
$call = Call::findOrFail($id);
$call->assigned_FE = $assigned_FE;
$call-save();
return redirect()->back();
}
your routes file should have something like this:
route::post('call/{id}', CallsController#update)->name('call.update);

Answer 2

Get the required record in the update function and then update it.
public function update(Request $request, $id)
{
$call = Call::find($id);
$input = $request->all();
$call->assigned_FE = $input['assigned_FE'];
$call->update();
// redirect wherever you want
return redirect()->back();
}

Answer 3

Here you go If I try to understand your question!
public function update(Request $request, $id)
{
if($request->isMethod('post')){
$data = $request->all();
//this part will get your item with that specific id updated just match database columns with form input names.
call::where(['id'=> $id])
->update(['terminal_name'=> $data['terminal_name'], 'fault_description' =>$data['fault_description']]);
//redirected to another page after updating or
//return back(); to stay on same page.
return redirect('/page');
}
}