Delete account is no longer a GET request

app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AccountsController.php

@@ -47,13 +47,17 @@ class AccountsController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function getDelete(Request $request, $id)
+    public function deleteView(Request $request, $id)
     {
-        $user = new UserRepository;
+        try {
-        $user->delete($id);
+            User::findOrFail($id)->delete();
-
+            return response(null, 204);
-        Alert::success('An account has been successfully deleted.')->flash();
+        } catch(\Exception $ex) {
-        return redirect()->route('admin.accounts');
+            Log::error($ex);
+            return response()->json([
+                'error' => 'An error occured while attempting to delete this user.'
+            ], 500);
+        }
     }
 
     public function postNew(Request $request)

app/Http/Routes/AdminRoutes.php

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class AdminRoutes {
             ]);
 
             // Delete an Account Matching an ID
-            $router->get('/delete/{id}', [
+            $router->delete('/view/{id}', [
-                'uses' => 'Admin\AccountsController@getDelete'
+                'uses' => 'Admin\AccountsController@deleteView'
             ]);
 
         });

resources/views/admin/accounts/view.blade.php

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
                             <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ $user->id }}">
                             {!! csrf_field() !!}
                             <input type="submit" value="{{ trans('base.account.update_user') }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">
-                            <a href="/admin/accounts/delete/{{ $user->id }}">
+                            <a href="#">
-                                <button id="delete" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" value="{{ trans('base.account.delete_user') }}">{{ trans('base.account.delete_user') }}</button>
+                                <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" data-action="deleteUser" value="{{ trans('base.account.delete_user') }}">{{ trans('base.account.delete_user') }}</button>
                             </a>
                         </div>
                     </fieldset>
@@ -150,6 +150,22 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         });
         return false;
     });
+    $('button[data-action="deleteUser"]').click(function (event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        $.ajax({
+            method: 'DELETE',
+            url: '/admin/accounts/view/{{ $user->id }}',
+            headers: {
+                'X-CSRF-TOKEN': '{{ csrf_token() }}'
+            }
+        }).done(function (data) {
+            alert('Account was successfully deleted from the system.');
+            window.location = '/admin/accounts';
+        }).fail(function (jqXHR) {
+            console.error(jqXHR);
+            alert('An error occured: ' + jqXHR.JSONResponse.error);
+        })
+    })
 });
 </script>
 @endsection