How to add picture to database with laravel?

by aniya.jaskolski , in category: PHP Frameworks , 3 months ago

How to add picture to database with laravel?

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by muriel.schmidt , 3 months ago

@aniya.jaskolski 

To add a picture to a database with Laravel, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create a migration file to add a column for the picture in your database table. You can use the command php artisan make:migration add_picture_to_table_name to create a new migration file.
  2. In the migration file, add the code to add a column for the picture. For example, you can use the ->string('picture_path') method to add a column for the picture path.
  3. Run the migration using the command php artisan migrate to apply the changes to your database.
  4. Update your model to include the picture column. Add the picture_path attribute to the $fillable property in your model to allow mass assignment.
  5. Create a form in your application where users can upload a picture. Make sure to set the form's enctype attribute to multipart/form-data.
  6. In your controller, use the store method to handle the picture upload. You can use the store method provided by Laravel to store the uploaded picture in a specified directory and get the path of the stored picture.
  7. Save the picture path to the database by creating a new record in your database table with the picture path. You can use the create method on your model to create a new record with the picture path provided by the store method.


By following these steps, you will be able to add a picture to a database with Laravel.