Laravel routes going to wrong route - php

Question

I do not understand the following problem.
Here are me routes:
Route::get('events', array('as' => 'events' ,'uses' => 'EventController#index'));
Route::get('event/{id}', array('as' => 'event' ,'uses' => 'EventController#view'));
Route::get('event/new_event', array('as'=> 'new_event', 'uses' => 'EventController#newEvent'));
Route::post('event/create', array('uses' => 'EventController#create'));
Route::get('event/{id}/edit', array('as' => 'edit_event', 'uses' => 'EventController#edit'));
Route::post('event/update', array('uses' => 'EventController#update'));
Route::delete('event/delete', array('uses' => 'EventController#destroy'));
I can not create a new event, because when I click on the 'New Event' button, it uses EventController#view instead of EventController#newEvent.
Here is the EventController:
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\EventModel;
class EventController extends Controller
{
public function index()
{
$events = EventModel::all();
return \View::make('event/index')->with('events', $events);
}
public function view($id)
{
return \View::make('event/view')
->with('event', EventModel::find($id));
}
public function newEvent()
{
dd("dd");
return \View::make('event/create');
}
public function create()
{
$validator = EventModel::validate(Input::all());
if($validator->fails())
{
$messages = $validator->messages();
return redirect()->action('EventController#newEvent')
->withErrors($validator)
->withinput();
}
else
{
EventModel::create(array(
'title'=>Input::get('title'),
'start'=>Input::get('start'),
'end'=>Input::get('end'),
'userID'=>\Auth::user()->id,
));
//Session::flash('message', 'New event has been created!');
flash()->overlay('New event has been created!', 'Success');
return redirect()->back();
}
}
public function edit($id)
{
return \View::make('event/edit')
->with('event', EventModel::find($id));
}
public function update()
{
$event = EventModel::find(Input::get('event_id'));
$validator = EventModel::validate(Input::all());
if($validator->fails())
{
$messages = $validator->messages();
return redirect()->back()
->withErrors($validator)
->withinput();
}
else
{
$event->title = Input::get('title');
$event->start = Input::get('start');
$event->end = Input::get('end');
$event->save();
//Session::flash('message', 'Successfully updated!');
flash()->overlay('Event has been sucessfully updated!', 'Success');
return redirect()->back();
}
}
public function destroy()
{
$id = Input::get('event_id');
dd("$id");
}
}
Why does this problem occur?

Answer 1

You have to sort your routes because laravel checks the order of the routes.
Try:
Route::get('events', array('as' => 'events' ,'uses' => 'EventController#index'));
Route::get('event/new_event', array('as'=> 'new_event', 'uses' => 'EventController#newEvent'));
Route::post('event/create', array('uses' => 'EventController#create'));
Route::post('event/update', array('uses' => 'EventController#update'));
Route::delete('event/delete', array('uses' => 'EventController#destroy'));
Route::get('event/{id}', array('as' => 'event' ,'uses' => 'EventController#view'));
Route::get('event/{id}/edit', array('as' => 'edit_event', 'uses' => 'EventController#edit'));

Answer 2

Laravel route checks in the order they were defined.
event/new_event and event/{id} both have same route structure and so it is going to view action.
Change the order -
Route::get('event/new_event', array('as'=> 'new_event', 'uses' => 'EventController#newEvent'));
Route::get('event/{id}', array('as' => 'event' ,'uses' => 'EventController#view'));