Update dateTime column with laravel - mysql

Question

I have a pins table in my database with a pin_date column.
In my migration I have this:
$table->dateTime('pin_date')->nullable();
I have a button that points to a post route
Route::post('/pins/pin-date/{id}', 'PinsController#pinDate');
that leads to a pinDate controller method:
public function pinDate($id)
{
$pin = Pin::find($id);
$pin->save();
}
I want to update the pin-date column in the database to the current date and time when I click the button and hit the route. I am not really sure how to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Answer 1

I would do this whenever the model is saving, you can bind to the boot function of the model and set it there:
public static function boot()
{
parent::boot();
static::saving(function($pin) {
$pin->pin_date = \Carbon::now()
});
}
If you want to update this value instead of handling it whenever the model is saved - such as through a button click, you can use Ajax. You will need 1.) a route, 2.) a click handler, 3.) an AJAX request and 4.) a controller to handle processing the request:
Click handler with Ajax:
$('.btn').on('click', function(e) {
$.ajax({
url: '/route/to/update/my/pin' + $(this).closest('.pin').data('id')
});
});
Then a route:
Route::post('/route/to/update/my/pin/{id}', 'PinController#updatePinDate');
Then make the controller method and update it accordingly:
public function updatePinDate(Request $request, Pin $pin)
{
$pin->pin_date = \Carbon::now();
$pin->save();
}
If you don't want to use javascript, you can just use a standard form with the same route/controller methods:
<form action="/route/to/update/my/pin/{{ $pin->id }}" method="POST">
{{csrf_field()}}
<button type="Submit"> Update Pin Date </button>
</form>

Answer 2

public function pinDate($id)
{
$pin = Pin::find($id);
$pin->pin_date = \Carbon\Carbon::now();
$pin->save();
}
I hope it works.