if (!empty($this->featuredImage)) { $imageHashName = $this->featuredImage->hashName();

        // Append to the validation if image is not empty
        $validateData = array_merge($validateData, [
            'featuredImage' => 'image'
        ]);

        // This is to save the filename of the image in the database
        $data = array_merge($data, [
            'featured_image' => $imageHashName
        ]);

        // Upload the main image
        $this->featuredImage->store('public/photos');
        Storage::makeDirectory('public/photos_thumb');


        // Create a thumbnail of the image using Intervention Image Library
        $manager = new ImageManager();
        $image = $manager->make('storage/photos/' . $imageHashName)->resize(300, 200);
        $image->save('storage/photos_thumb/' . $imageHashName);

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