izyim-api/app/Http/Controllers/CompanyController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Company;
//use Image; //only used in companyProfile(), uncomment if using that portion of the code
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use Validator;

class CompanyController extends Controller
{
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $input = $request->all();
        Company::create($input);
        return redirect('/');
    }

    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
       $company = Company::find($id);
       if (!$company)
       {
           return response()->json(['message'=>'company not found'],200);
       }

       $company->company_name=$request->input('company_name');
       $company->registration_no=$request->input('registration_no');
       $company->tax_no=$request->input('tax_no');
       $company->tel_no=$request->input('tel_no');
       $company->fax=$request->input('fax');
       $company->address=$request->input('address');
       $company->city=$request->input('city');
       $company->postcode=$request->input('postcode');
       $company->state=$request->input('state');
       $company->country=$request->input('country');
       $company->contact_person=$request->input('contact_person');

       $company->save();
       return response()->json(['company'=>$company],200);
    }

    public function companyProfile(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $company = Company::find($id);//find the company first
        if (!$company)
        {
            return response()->json(['message'=>'Document not found'],200);
        }
        //validaating file types
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
        'company_profile'   => 'image|mimes:jpg,jpeg,bmp,png'
        ]);
        if($validator->fails())
        {
            return "failed";
        }

        if($file = $request->file('company_profile')) //company profile picture
        {
            $company_profile = $request->file('company_profile');
            $filename = $company_profile->getClientOriginalName(); //get the original file name
            $unique_name = 'comp_prof_' . md5($filename. time()); //generating a random file name

            $file = $request->file('company_profile');
            $ext = $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
            $input['company_profile'] = $filename;
            Storage::putFileAs(
                'company_profile',/*folder name*/ $file, $unique_name. '.' .$ext
            );
            $company->company_profile = $unique_name. '.' .$ext; //update database
    // only use the following section of the code if you're omiting the upper portion, also uncomment the Image Library on line 7 & install Intervention Image package
    /*
            $name = $file->getClientOriginalName();
            $img_file = $request->file('company_profile');
            Image::make($img_file)->resize(300,300)->save(public_path('\company_profile'));
            //return $img_file;
           // $file->move('uploads/company_profile/', $img_file);

            $input['company_profile'] = $name;
    */
        } //end if
        $company->save();
        return response()->json(['company'=>$company],200);
    }//end of companyProfile()

    public function regCert(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $company = Company::find($id); //find the company first
        if (!$company)
        {
            return response()->json(['message'=>'Document not found'],200);
        }

        //validating file types
        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
            'reg_cert'   => 'mimes:jpg,jpeg,bmp,png,gif,svg,pdf'
            ]);
        if($validator->fails()){
            return "failed";
        }

        if($request->hasFile('reg_cert')) //Registration Certificate upload
        {
            $reg_cert = $request->file('reg_cert');
            $filename = $reg_cert->getClientOriginalName(); //original filename
            $unique_name = 'reg_cert_' . md5($filename. time()); //generating a random file name

            $file = $request->file('reg_cert');
            $ext = $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
            $input['reg_cert'] = $filename;
            Storage::putFileAs(
                'reg_cert',/*folder name*/ $file, $unique_name. '.' .$ext
            );
            $company->reg_cert = $unique_name. '.' .$ext; //this updates database
        }//end if
        $company->save();
        return response()->json(['company'=>$company],200);
    }//end regCert()

}//end of class