now users can be followed

app/Http/Controllers/FollowerController.php

@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class FollowerController extends Controller
 {
-    //
+    public function store(User $user)
+    {
+        $user->followers()->attach(auth()->user()->id);
+
+        return back();
+    }
 }

app/Models/Follower.php

@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 class Follower extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        "user_id",
+        "follower_id"
+    ];
 }

app/Models/User.php

@@ -55,4 +55,12 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     {
         return $this->hasMany(Like::class);
     }
+
+    // store the followers
+    public function followers()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(User::class, "followers", "user_id", "follower_id");
+    }
+
+    // store the following
 }

resources/views/dashboard.blade.php

@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@
                     {{ $user->posts->count() }}
                     <span class="font-normal">Posts</span>
                 </p>
+
+                @auth
+                    @if ($user->id !== auth()->user()->id)
+                        <form action="{{ route('users.follow', $user) }}" method="POST">
+                            @csrf
+                            <input type="submit"
+                                class="bg-blue-600 text-white uppercase rounded-lg px-3 py-1 text-xs font-bold cursor-pointer"
+                                value="follow">
+                        </form>
+                        <form action="#" method="POST">
+                            @csrf
+                            <input type="submit"
+                                class="bg-red-600 text-white uppercase rounded-lg px-3 py-1 text-xs font-bold cursor-pointer"
+                                value="unfollow">
+                        </form>
+                    @endif
+                @endauth
             </div>
 
         </div>