You can send the name with a view composer. View::composer('*', function($view) { $view->with...
Well you don't have to use namespace in your routes at all. controllers folder is already defined as...
BaseController seems a good place. I would also suggest looking for design patterns, creating basic...
This can be solve your problem if you don't mind file name $destination = 'uploads/'; // ex: photo-...
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