validate([ 'title' => 'required|string', 'activity_type' => 'required|string', 'start_date' => 'required|date', 'end_date' => 'required|date', 'proof' => 'nullable|mimes:jpg,jpeg,png,pdf,doc,docx', // Validate proof file ]); // Handle the file upload $proofPath = null; if ($request->hasFile('proof')) { $proofPath = $request->file('proof')->store('proofs', 'public'); } // Save the response to the database Response::create([ 'title' => $validated['title'], 'activity_type' => $validated['activity_type'], 'start_date' => $validated['start_date'], 'end_date' => $validated['end_date'], 'proof' => $proofPath, // Store the file path 'faculty_id' => auth()->user()->id, // Assuming the logged-in user is the faculty ]); return redirect()->route('faculty.dashboard')->with('status', 'Response submitted successfully'); } catch (\Exception $e) { // Dump the error and stop execution for debugging dd($e->getMessage()); } } }