Log usage when a code gets used from the front end. Also cleaned the frontend input when comparing against the database code

app/Http/Controllers/EventViewController.php

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Attendize\Utils;
 use App\Models\Affiliate;
 use App\Models\Event;
+use App\Models\EventAccessCodes;
 use App\Models\EventStats;
 use Auth;
 use Cookie;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class EventViewController extends Controller
     {
         $event = Event::findOrFail($event_id);
 
-        $discountCode = $request->get('access_code');
+        $discountCode = strtoupper(strip_tags($request->get('access_code')));
         if (!$discountCode) {
             return response()->json([
                 'status' => 'error',
@@ -170,6 +171,9 @@ class EventViewController extends Controller
             ]);
         }
 
+        // Bump usage count
+        EventAccessCodes::logUsage($event_id, $discountCode);
+
         return view('Public.ViewEvent.Partials.EventHiddenTicketsSelection', [
             'event' => $event,
             'tickets' => $unlockedHiddenTickets,

app/Models/EventAccessCodes.php

@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@ class EventAccessCodes extends MyBaseModel
 {
     use SoftDeletes;
 
+    /**
+     * @param integer $event_id
+     * @param string $discountCode
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function logUsage($event_id, $discountCode)
+    {
+        (new static)::where('event_id', $event_id)
+            ->where('code', $discountCode)
+            ->increment('usage_count');
+    }
+
     /**
      * The validation rules.
      *