Errors uploading more than one file in laravel 5 - php

Question

I am building a form that allows users upload more than one file provided they click on the 'Add more files' link. When I upload more than one file, for example, 2 files, I see the 2 files in the folder I store files but in database table, its only the first of the 2 files that is saved on the table. And it is saved twice. For instance, if I upload 3 files, the first of the 3 files is saved 3 times on the table but the 3 individual files I can see in the folder. Whats the problem here?
My view:
<label class="control-label mb-10" for="exampleInputuname_1">Uploads</label>
<input type="file" class="form-control" id="exampleInputuname_1"
name="file[]" required>
<a class="add_more" href="">Add More Files</a>
JQuery
$( function() {
$('.add_more').click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$(this).before("<input name='file[]' type='file' class='form-control'/>");
});
});
My controller
foreach ($files as $file) {
$file_extension = $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
$new_name = base64_encode(date('Y-m-d H:i:s') . $file->getClientOriginalName()) . '.' . $file_extension;
$destinationPath = 'uploads/files';
$file->move($destinationPath, $new_name);
$filename = $destinationPath . '/' . $new_name;
$i++;
$uri = Utilities::generateFileRef($i);
File::create([
'uri' => $uri,
'user_id' => $user_id,
'title' => $request->folder_name,
'document' => $filename,
'folder_id' => $folder_id
]);
}