validate($request, [ 'name' => 'required', 'message' => 'required' ]); DB::insert('INSERT INTO guestbook_entries (name, timestamp, ip_address, agent, message) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)', array( htmlspecialchars($request->get('name')), time(), $request->ip(), $request->userAgent(), htmlspecialchars($request->get('message')) )); return back()->with('success', 'Entry submitted successfully!'); } }