validate($request, [ 'name' => 'required', 'message' => 'required' ]); $matching_bans = DB::select('SELECT reason FROM guestbook__bans WHERE ip_address = ?', array($request->ip())); if (count($matching_bans) > 0 ) { return view('errors.guestbook-ipban')->with('reason', $matching_bans[0]->reason); } DB::insert('INSERT INTO guestbook__entries (name, timestamp, ip_address, agent, message) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)', array( htmlspecialchars($request->get('name')), time(), $request->ip(), $request->userAgent(), htmlspecialchars($request->get('message')) )); return back()->with('success', 'Entry submitted successfully!'); } }