SeriesController.php

<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
// use Request;

class SeriesController extends Controller {

	/**
	 * Create a new controller instance.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function __construct()
	{
		$this->middleware('auth');
	}

	public function index() {
		$series = \App\Series::orderBy('name')->get();

		$array = ['series' => $series];
		return view('admin.series-index', $array);	
	}


	public function create() {

		return view('admin.series-create');
	}

	public function store(Request $request) {

		$fields = $request->except('meta');

		$series = \App\Series::create($fields);

		$meta = new \App\SeriesMeta($request->input('meta'));

		$series->meta()->save($meta);

		return redirect(route('admin.series.edit', $series->id))
				->with(['flash.message' => 'Series created!',
						'flash.level'	=> 'success']);
	}

	public function edit($id) {
		$series = \App\Series::with('meta')->findOrFail($id);

		$array = ['series' => $series];
		return view('admin.series-edit', $array);
	}

	public function update($id, Request $request) {

		$series = \App\Series::with('meta')->findOrFail($id);

		$fields = $request->except('meta');

		$series->update($fields);

		$meta = $request->input('meta');

		$series->meta()->update($meta);

		return redirect(route('admin.series.edit', $series->id))
			->with(['flash.message' => 'Series updated!',
					'flash.level'	=> 'success']);
	}

}