Route::get('profile', function()
{
    if (Auth::check())
    {
        return View::make('profile')->with('user',Auth::user());
    }
    else
    {
        return Redirect::to('login')->with('login_error','You must login first.');
    }
});

<?php echo Session::get('notify') ?  "<p style='color:
    green'>" . Session::get('notify') . "</p>" : "" ?>
<h1>Welcome <?php echo $user->name ?></h1>
<p>Your email: <?php echo $user->email ?></p>
<p>Your account was created on: <?php echo $user
    ->created_at ?></p>
<p><a href="<?= URL::to('profile-edit') ?>">Edit your
    information</a></p>

Route::get('profile-edit', function()
{
    if (Auth::check())
    {
        $user = Input::old() ? (object) Input::old() :Auth::user();
        return View::make('profile_edit')->with('user',$user);
    }
});

<h2>Edit User Info</h2>
<?php $messages =  $errors->all('<p style="color:red">:message</p>') ?>
<?php foreach ($messages as $msg): ?>
    <?= $msg ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<?= Form::open() ?>
<?= Form::label('email', 'Email address: ') ?>
<?= Form::text('email', $user->email) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('password', 'Password: ') ?>
<?= Form::password('password') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('password_confirm', 'Retype Password: ') ?>
<?= Form::password('password_confirm') ?>
<br>
<?= Form::label('name', 'Name: ') ?>
<?= Form::text('name',  $user->name) ?>
<br>
<?= Form::submit('Update!') ?>
<?= Form::close() ?>

Route::post('profile-edit', function()
{
    $rules = array(
        'email'    => 'required|email',
        'password' => 'same:password_confirm',
        'name'     => 'required'
    );
    $validation = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);

    if ($validation->fails())
    {
        return Redirect::to('profile-edit')->withErrors($validation)->withInput();
    }

    $user = User::find(Auth::user()->id);
    $user->email = Input::get('email');
    if (Input::get('password')) {
        $user->password = Hash::make(Input::get('password'));
    }
    $user->name = Input::get('name');
    if ($user->save())
    {
        return Redirect::to('profile')->with('notify','Information updated');
    }
    return Redirect::to('profile-edit')->withInput();
});