Laravel.message.controller.recaptcha.php

// MessageController.php

/**
    * Store a newly created resource in storage.
    *
    * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
    * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
    */
public function store(Request $request)
{
    // validate all form fields are filled
    $request->validate([
    'name'=> 'required',      
    'email' => 'required|email',
    'body' => 'required'
    ]);

    
    // check if reCaptcha has been validated by Google      
    $secret = env('GOOGLE_RECAPTCHA_SECRET');
    $captchaId = $request->input('g-recaptcha-response');
    
    //sends post request to the URL and tranforms response to JSON
    $responseCaptcha = json_decode(file_get_contents('https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify?secret='.$secret.'&response='.$captchaId));
    

    if($responseCaptcha->success == true){
    
    // store the message in database
    $message =  new Message;
    $message->name = $request->name;
    $message->email = $request->email;
    $message->body = $request->body;

    $message->save();

    // prepare notification
    $request->session()->flash('message-for', 'message');                
    $request->session()->flash('message-level', 'alert-success' );
    $request->session()->flash('message-content', 'Thanks for your message ' . $request->name . '. I will reply to you shortly');

    return back();

    }else{
    // send back error message
    $request->session()->flash('message-for', 'message');                
    $request->session()->flash('message-level', 'alert-warning' );
    $request->session()->flash('message-content', 'Looks like you are a replicant. Sorry but I do not receive emails from non human entities :(');
    
    

    return back();
    }
    
}