new file: app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php

	new file:   app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php
	new file:   app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
	new file:   app/Http/Requests/UserDetailsRequest.php
	new file:   composer.lock
	modified:   resources/views/welcome.blade.php
	modified:   routes/web.php

app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class AuthController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(string $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(string $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, string $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(string $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class TestController extends Controller
+{
+    function showAboutPage(Request $request) {
+        return "Hello via Controller>Function";
+    }
+
+    function showAboutDetails($user) { 
+        $person = [
+            "name" => $user,
+            "email" => "[email protected]"
+        ];
+
+        return response()->json($person);
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Http\Requests\UserDetailsRequest;
+
+class UserController extends Controller
+{
+    public function register(UserDetailsRequest $request)
+    {
+        return "User created with email: {$request->email}";
+    }
+}

app/Http/Requests/UserDetailsRequest.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class UserDetailsRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            "email" => ['required', 'email:rfc,dns'],
+            "password" => ['required', 'min:6', 'max:12', '']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function messages(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            "email.required" => "Please enter your email",
+            "email.email" => "Please enter a real email address",
+            "password.required" => "Please enter a pa55word",
+            "password.min" => "You must enter at least 6 characters for your password, please :)",
+            "password.max" => "Oops, your password is too long!"
+        ];
+    }
+}