Laravel Registration System not feeding data - php

Question

I have a login/registration system I am looking to build in Laravel. Currently I am having trouble pulling the information from the form and inputting it into the table. When I submit the form it submits, but the data goes nowhere, I am admittedly new to Laravel.
This is how the form is written:
{{ Form::open() }}
#if (Session::get("error"))
{{ Session::get("error") }}<br />
#endif
{{ Form::label("first_name", "First Name") }}
{{ Form::text("first_name") }}
{{ $errors->first("first_name") }}<br />
{{ Form::label("email", "Email") }}
{{ Form::text('email', Input::old('email')) }}
{{ $errors->first("email") }}<br />
{{ Form::label("password", "Password") }}
{{ Form::password("password") }}
{{ $errors->first("password") }}<br />
{{ Form::label("password_confirmation", "Confirm") }}
{{ Form::password("password_confirmation") }}
{{ $errors->first("password_confirmation") }}<br />
{{ Form::submit("register") }}
{{ Form::close() }}
The user.register (part of a larger controller) which this POSTs to and GETs from is as follows:
public function register()
{
return View::make("user/register");
$validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), User::$rules);
if ($validation->fails())
{
return Redirect::to('register')->withErrors($validation)->withInput();
}
$users = new User;
$users->first_name = Input::get('first_name');
$users->email = Input::get('email');
$users->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));
if ($users->save())
{
Auth::loginUsingId($users->id);
return Redirect::to('profile');
}
return Redirect::to('register')-withInput();
}
}
Currently when I submit I get no errors simply a blank redirect to the registration page and nothing ends up in my DB. I am wondering if there is something wrong with my paths? The only other page that is similar to this that I have previously worked on (inputting data to a database) is a page to reset passwords (which works great), but that used a slightly different system through the Auth extension of Laravel.
This I am not familiar with. Can someone point me in the right direction? I have been compiling the knowledge I have gained from guides online but keep ending up in the same place!
Thanks a lot in advance,
Anything else you need (models, routes, etc. I just didn't think they were necessary) lemme know!

Answer 1

Change
return Redirect::to('register')-withInput();
to
return Redirect::to('register')->withInput();
edit:
oh - here is the problem:
public function register()
{
return View::make("user/register");
$validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), User::$rules);
...
remove the "return" function - it should be
public function register()
{
$validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), User::$rules);
...