UserController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\API\v1\Users;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
use App\Entities\Models\User;

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        
        // validate incoming request
        
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
           'email' => 'required|email|unique:users',
           'name' => 'required|string|max:50',
           'password' => 'required'
       ]);
        
       if ($validator->fails()) {
            Session::flash('error', $validator->messages()->first());
            return redirect()->back()->withInput();
       }
            
       // finally store our user
        
    }
}