Laravel date search funtion - php

Question

how to add date search like DATE_FROM and DATE_TO? i have already existing controller using search box and drop-down filter to my blade template, now how do i add date range filter. and also how to add it inside my date-picker in blade
Note: in my database i only have the default created_at column
Controller:
public function index(Request $request)
{
$search=$request->input('search');
if(request()->has('lead_status')){
$leads=Lead::where('lead_status', request('lead_status'))
->paginate(5)
->appends('lead_status',request('lead_status'));
}
else{
$leads=Lead::orderBy('created_at','desc')->search($search)->paginate(5);
}
return view ('leads.index')->with('leads',$leads);
}
VIEW Date-Picker
<div class="col-sm-4 form-group">
<label>FROM</label>
<input type="date" name="" value="" class="form-control">
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4 form-group">
<label>TO</label>
<input type="date" name="" value="" class="form-control">
</div>

Answer 1

With where date you can search by the date
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Lead::whereDate('created_at', '=', date('Y-m-d'))->get();
WhereBetween
Lead::whereBetween('created_at', [date('Y-m-d', strtotime($input['from'])), date('Y-m-d', strtotime($input['to']))])->get();
Your soluation
$leads = Lead::query();
if($request()->has('lead_status')){
$leads = $leads->where('lead_status', $request('lead_status'));
}
if($request()->has('from') && $request()->has('to')){
{
$from_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($request()->has('from')));
$to_date = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($request()->has('to')));
$leads = $leads->whereBetween('created_at', [$from_date, $to_date]);
}
$leads = $leads->orderBy('created_at','desc')->paginate(5);

Answer 2

And in your controller access the request input parameter like so:
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
public function index(Request $request)
{
$search= $request->input('date');
$leads=Lead::where('lead_status''=', $search)->get();
return view ('leads.index')->with('leads',$leads);
}
ROUTE with
Route::get('/leads/{date}', 'YourControllerName#index');