Attendize/app/Http/Controllers/UserSignupController.php

<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Attendize\Utils;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
use View, Validator, Redirect, Hash, Auth, Input;
use App\Models\Account;
use App\Models\User;

class UserSignupController extends Controller {
    
    protected $auth;
    
    public function __construct(Guard $auth) {
        $this->auth = $auth;
        $this->middleware('guest');
    }
    
    public function showSignup() {

        if(Account::count() > 0 && Utils::isAttendize()) {
            return Redirect::route('login');
        }

        return View::make('Public.LoginAndRegister.Signup');
    }
    
    
    /*
     * Validate an email
     */

    /**
     * Creates an account
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function postSignup() {
        $rules = array(
		'email'             => array('required', 'email', 'unique:users'),
		'password'          => array('required', 'min:5', 'confirmed'),
                'first_name'         => array('required'),
                'terms_agreed'      => array('required')
	);

	$messages = array(
		'email.email' => 'Please enter a valid E-mail address.',
		'email.required' => 'E-mail address is required.',
		'password.required' => 'Password is required.',
		'password.min' => 'Your password is too short! Min 5 symbols.',
		'email.unique' => 'This E-mail has already been taken.',
		'first_name.required' => 'Please enter your first name.',
                'terms_agreed.required' => 'Please agree to our Terms of Service.'
	);

	$validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules, $messages);

	if ($validation->fails()) {
		return Redirect::to('signup')->withInput()->withErrors($validation);
	}

	$account = new Account;
	$account->email = Input::get('email');
	$account->first_name = Input::get('first_name');
	$account->last_name = Input::get('last_name');
	$account->currency_id = DEFAULT_CURRENCY;
	$account->timezone_id = DEFAULT_TIMEZONE;
	$account->save();

	$user = new User;
	$user->email = Input::get('email');
	$user->first_name = Input::get('first_name');
	$user->last_name = Input::get('last_name');
	$user->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));
	$user->account_id = $account->id;
        $user->is_parent = 1;
        $user->is_registered = 1;
	$user->save();


        /*
         * Send a confirmation email.
         * NOTE: $user->confirmation_code is generated by the model in the background
         */
         \Mail::send('Emails.ConfirmEmail', ['first_name' => $user->first_name, 'confirmation_code' => $user->confirmation_code], function($message) {
            $message->to(Input::get('email'), Input::get('first_name'))
                ->subject('Thank you for registering for Attendize');
        });

        \Session::flash('message', "Success! You can now login.");

	return Redirect::to('login');
    }

    function confirmEmail($confirmation_code) {

        $user = User::whereConfirmationCode($confirmation_code)->first();

        if ( ! $user)
        {
            return \View::make('Public.Errors.Generic', [
                'message' => 'The confirmation code is missing or malformed.'
            ]);
        }

        $user->is_confirmed = 1;
        $user->confirmation_code = null;
        $user->save();

         \Session::flash('message', "Success! Your email is now verified. You can now login.");

        //$this->auth->login($user);

        return Redirect::route('login');
    }
    
    private function validateEmail($data)
    {
        $rules = [
            'email' => 'required|email|unique:users'
        ];

        return Validator::make($data, $rules);
    }
    
    
}