validate([ 'attachments' => ['required', 'array', 'min:1'], 'attachments.*' => ['required', 'file', 'max:'.$maxUploadKilobytes, 'mimes:'.implode(',', $allowedMimes)], ]); $user = Auth::user(); abort_if($user === null, 403); $uploadedFiles = $request->file('attachments', []); $uploadedFiles = is_array($uploadedFiles) ? array_values(array_filter($uploadedFiles)) : [$uploadedFiles]; $attachments->storeMany($ticket, $uploadedFiles, (int) $user->id); return redirect() ->route('helpdesk.tickets.show', $ticket) ->with('ticket-attachments-added', count($uploadedFiles).' supporting file'.(count($uploadedFiles) === 1 ? '' : 's').' uploaded.'); } }