why insert query is not working in laravel 5

I am new to Laravel 5 and MVC. I can not figure out why is my INSERT query not running but JUST directing me to search page. below is my code.

edit: the database connection is proper and I can view data on page via same database

public function insert()
{

DB::table('patients')->insert(
array('name' => 'fakhir', 'email' => 'hello@email.com')

  );
return view('patients/search');
}

via Chebli Mohamed