pictureBlog/app/Http/Controllers/ProfilesController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Intervention\Image\Facades\Image;

class ProfilesController extends Controller
{
    public function index(User $user)
    {
        $follows = (auth()->user()) ? auth()->user()->following->contains($user->id) : false;
        return view('profiles.index', compact('user', 'follows'));
    }

    public function edit(User $user) 
    {
    	$this->authorize('update', $user->profile);
    	return view('profiles.edit', compact('user'));
    }

    public function update(User $user) 
    {
    	$this->authorize('update', $user->profile);

    	$data = request()->validate([
    		'title' => 'required',
    		'description' => 'required',
    		'url' => 'url',
    		'image' => '',
    	]);


    	if (request('image')){
    		$imagePath = request('image')->store('profile', 'public');

	    	$image = Image::make(public_path("storage/{$imagePath}"))->fit(1000, 1000);
	    	$image->save();

    		$imageArray = ['image' => $imagePath];
    	}

    	auth()->user()->profile->update(array_merge(
    		$data,
    		$imageArray ?? []
    	));

    	return redirect("/profile/{$user->id}");
    }
}