This is my helpers file I've been using in a few Laravel projects. Just throwing it up here because, why not?

helpers.php

<?php

/**
 * Checks for an image and moves it to the set folder.
 *
 * @param $image       . The image, most likely from the Request object
 * @param $destination . The folder in source where it's going.
 * @return null|string
 */
function moveImage($image, $destination)
{
    // If image is not a resource, it's probably the string for where the image is located.
    // In that case, just set it to the image location.
    if (! is_resource($image)) {
        return $image;
    }

    // Otherwise, make sure that it's set and that it's a valid image.
    if ($image && $image->isValid()) {
        $name = str_replace(' ', '_', $image->getClientOriginalName());
        $destinationPath = 'img/' . strtolower($destination);
        $image->move($destinationPath, $name);
        return $destinationPath . '/' . $name;
    }

    // If it's not set, we're not updating it so just return nothing.
    return null;
}

/**
 * Converts a string with spaces to a lower-case string,
 * joined by dashes.
 *
 * @param string $string . The string to be converted.
 * @return string
 */
function nameAsLink($string)
{
    return str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($string));
}

/**
 * Convert a boolean to a 'Yes' or 'No'
 *
 * @param bool $bool
 * @return string
 */
function boolToString($bool)
{
    if ($bool) {
        return '<span class="text-success">Yes</span>';
    }

    return '<span class="text-danger">No</span>';
}