validate($request, [ 'width' => 'required|numeric', 'height' => 'required|numeric' ]); // legacy session session_start(); $_SESSION['screen_width'] = $request->width; $_SESSION['screen_height'] = $request->height; session_write_close(); // laravel session session([ 'screen_width' => $request->width, 'screen_height' => $request->height ]); return $request->width . 'x' . $request->height; } }