In this article, you will receive useful information about the file upload from scratch using livewire in laravel 8(Laravel 8 Livewire File Upload From Scratch).
So you can follow the below steps for upload file using livewire in laravel 8.
Overview
Step 1: Install Laravel 8
Step 2: Setting Database Configuration
Step 3: Create Table using migration
Step 4: Install Livewire
Step 5: Create Component
Step 6: Create Route
Step 7: Create a Model
Step 8: Create Blade Files
Step 9: Run Our Laravel Application
Laravel Livewire File Upload Example Tutorial
Step 1: Install Laravel 8
We are going to install laravel 8, so first open the command prompt or terminal and go to xampp htdocs folder directory using the command prompt. after then run the below command.
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel8_livewire_file
Step 2: Setting Database Configuration
After the complete installation of laravel. we have to database configuration. now we will open the .env file and change the database name, username, password in the .env file. See below changes in a .env file.
DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=Enter_Your_Database_Name(laravel8_livewire_file) DB_USERNAME=Enter_Your_Database_Username(root) DB_PASSWORD=Enter_Your_Database_Password(root)
Step 3: Create Table using migration
Now, We need to create a migration. so we will below command using create the images table migration.
php artisan make:migration create_images_table --create=files
After complete migration. we need the below changes in the database/migrations/create_files_table file.
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
class CreateFilesTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('files', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->bigIncrements('id');
$table->string('title');
$table->string('name');
$table->timestamps();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::dropIfExists('files');
}
}
?>
Run the below command. after the changes above file.
php artisan migrate
Step 4: Install Livewire
Now, We will install a livewire package using the below command.
composer require livewire/livewire
Step 5: Create Component
Here below command help to create the component.
php artisan make:livewire file-upload
app/Http/Livewire/FileUpload.php
<?
namespace App\Http\Livewire;
use Livewire\Component;
use Livewire\WithFileUploads;
use App\Models\File;
class FileUpload extends Component
{
use WithFileUploads;
public $title;
public $name;
public function submit()
{
$validatedData = $this->validate([
'title' => 'required',
'name' => 'required',
]);
$filename = $this->name->store('files','public');
$validatedData['name']=$filename;
File::create($validatedData);
session()->flash('message', 'File successfully Uploaded.');
return redirect()->to('/file');
}
public function render()
{
return view('livewire.file-upload');
}
}
?>
Step 6: Create Route
Add the following route code in the “routes/web.php” file.
<?php
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/
Route::get('/file', function () {
return view('file');
});
Step 7: Create a Model
Here below command help to create the model.
php artisan make:model File
File.php
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class File extends Model
{
protected $fillable = [
'title','name'
];
}
?>
Step 8: Create Blade Files
So finally, first we will open the file.blade.php and file-upload.blade.php files and after then paste the following code.
resources/views/file.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Laravel 7 Livewire File Upload From Scratch - XpertPhp</title>
@livewireStyles
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/app.css') }}">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-8">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-header">
Laravel 7 Livewire File Upload From Scratch - XpertPhp
</div>
<div class="card-body">
@livewire('file-upload')
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
<script src="{{ asset('js/app.js') }}"></script>
@livewireScripts
</html>
resources/views/livewire/file-upload.blade.php
@if (session()->has('message'))
<div class="alert alert-success">
{{ session('message') }}
</div>
@endif
<form wire:submit.prevent="submit" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<div class="form-group">
<label for="title">Title</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="title" placeholder="Enter title" wire:model="title">
@error('title') <span class="text-danger">{{ $message }}</span> @enderror
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="fileName">File</label>
<input type="file" class="form-control" id="fileName" wire:model="name">
@error('name') <span class="text-danger">{{ $message }}</span> @enderror
</div>
<button type="submit">Save</button>
</form>
Step 7: Run Our Laravel Application
We can start the server and run this example using the below command.
php artisan serve
Now we will run our example using the below Url in the browser.
http://127.0.0.1:8000/file
