How to upload an image in laravel?

@cortez.connelly 

To upload an image in Laravel, you can follow these steps:

1. Make sure that you have configured your environment correctly, including your database settings and storage configurations.
2. Create a form in your view file to allow users to select and upload an image. For example, you can use the following form code:

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<form action="/upload" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    @csrf
    <input type="file" name="image">
    <button type="submit">Upload</button>
</form>

1. Define a route in your routes/web.php file to handle the image upload request. For example:

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use AppHttpControllersImageController;

Route::post('/upload', [ImageController::class, 'upload'])->name('upload');

1. Create a controller class to handle the image upload logic. Run the following command to create a new controller:

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php artisan make:controller ImageController

Open app/Http/Controllers/ImageController.php and add the upload method:

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<?php

namespace AppHttpControllers;

use IlluminateHttpRequest;

class ImageController extends Controller
{
    public function upload(Request $request)
    {
        $image = $request->file('image');
        
        // Do validation for the uploaded image here
        
        $imageName = $image->getClientOriginalName();
        $image->move(public_path('images'), $imageName);
        
        return 'Image uploaded successfully.';
    }
}

1. Finally, make sure that the images directory exists in your public folder. If not, create it by running the following command:

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mkdir public/images

That's it! Now, when you submit the image upload form, Laravel will handle the request, save the uploaded file to the public/images directory, and display a success message.