UserController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function create() {
    	return view("users.create");
    }

    public function store(Request $request) {
    	$new_user = new \App\User;
		$new_user->name = $request->get('name');
		$new_user->username = $request->get('username');
		$new_user->roles = json_encode($request->get('roles'));
		$new_user->address = $request->get('address');
		$new_user->phone = $request->get('phone');
		$new_user->email = $request->get('email');
		$new_user->password = \Hash::make($request->get('password'));
		if($request->file('avatar')) {
			$file = $request->file('avatar')->store('avatars', 'public');
			$new_user->avatar = $file;
		}

	$new_user->save();
	return redirect()->route('users.create')->with('status', 'User successfully created');
	}

	public function index() {
		$users = \App\User::paginate(10);
		return view('users.index', ['users' => $users]);
	}

	public function update(Request $request, $id) {
		$user = \App\User::findOrFail($id);
		$user->name = $request->get('name');
		$user->roles = json_encode($request->get('roles'));
		$user->address = $request->get('address');
		$user->phone = $request->get('phone');

		if($user->avatar && file_exists(storage_path('app/public/' . $user->avatar)))
			{
				\Storage::delete('public/'.$user->avatar);
				$file = $request->file('avatar')->store('avatars', 'public');
				$user->avatar = $file;
			}

			$user->save();

		return redirect('users.edit', ['id' => $id])->with('status', 'User Successfully Updated');
	}
}