php-laravelHow do I upload a file using PHP Laravel?

The following steps explain how to upload a file using PHP Laravel:

1. Create a form in your view file with an input type of file.

<form action="/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="upload_file" />
    <input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

2. Create a route in your routes file to handle the form submission.

Route::post('/upload', function() {
    // Handle the form submission
});

3. Inside the route, you can use the request() helper to get the file from the form submission.

$file = request()->file('upload_file');

4. Use the store() method to store the file in the desired location.

$file->store('uploads');

5. You can also use the storeAs() method to store the file with a custom name.

$file->storeAs('uploads', 'custom_name.jpg');

6. Finally, you can also use the move() method to move the file to a different location.

$file->move('/path/to/destination', 'custom_name.jpg');

7. You can also use the validate() method to validate the uploaded file before storing it.

$this->validate(request(), [
    'upload_file' => 'required|mimes:jpeg,jpg,png|max:2048'
]);

Helpful links

• Laravel File Uploads
• Laravel Validation

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