Laravel routes, par info

// route to show the duck form
Route::get('ducks', function()
{
   return View::make('duck-form');
});

// route to process the ducks form
Route::post('ducks', function()
{

   // process the form here

});

<?php
// app/routes.php

...
// route to process the ducks form
Route::post('ducks', function()
{

   // process the form here

   // create the validation rules ------------------------
   $rules = array(
      'name'             => 'required',                   // just a normal required validation
      'email'            => 'required|email|unique:ducks',    // required and must be unique in the ducks table
      'password'         => 'required',
      'password_confirm' => 'required|same:password'          // required and has to match the password field
   );

   // do the validation ----------------------------------
   // validate against the inputs from our form
   $validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);

   // check if the validator failed -----------------------
   if ($validator->fails()) {

      // get the error messages from the validator
      $messages = $validator->messages();

      // redirect our user back to the form with the errors from the validator
      return Redirect::to('ducks')
         ->withErrors($validator);

   } else {
      // validation successful ---------------------------

      // our duck has passed all tests!
      // let him enter the database

      // create the data for our duck
      $duck = new Duck;
      $duck->name     = Input::get('name');
      $duck->email    = Input::get('email');
      $duck->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));

      // save our duck
      $duck->save();

      // redirect ----------------------------------------
      // redirect our user back to the form so they can do it all over again
      return Redirect::to('ducks');

   }

});