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app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/MonthlyCommentatorsController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Legacy;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class MonthlyCommentatorsController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+        $hits = 30;
+        $page = max(1, (int) $request->query('page', 1));
+
+        $query = DB::connection('legacy')->table('artworks_comments as t1')
+            ->leftJoin('users as t2', 't1.user_id', '=', 't2.user_id')
+            ->leftJoin('country as c', 't2.country', '=', 'c.id')
+            ->where('t1.user_id', '>', 0)
+            ->whereRaw("DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 30 DAY) <= t1.date")
+            ->select(
+                't2.user_id',
+                't2.uname',
+                't2.user_type',
+                't2.country',
+                'c.name as country_name',
+                'c.flag as country_flag',
+                DB::raw('COUNT(*) as num_comments')
+            )
+            ->groupBy('t1.user_id')
+            ->orderByDesc('num_comments');
+
+        $rows = $query->paginate($hits)->withQueryString();
+
+        $page_title = 'Monthly Top Commentators';
+
+        return view('legacy.monthly-commentators', compact('page_title', 'rows'));
+    }
+}