Laravel 10 Livewire Image Upload Example

Laravel 10 livewire image upload; Through this tutorial, you will learn how to upload image using livewire package in laravel 10 apps.

Laravel 10 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial with Example

Follow the following steps to upload images using livewire package in laravel 9 apps:

• Step 1 – Install Laravel Application
• Step 2 – Database Configuration
• Step 3 – Create Image Upload Model & Migration
• Step 4 – Create Routes
• Step 5 – Installing Livewire Package
• Step 6 – Build Livewire Components
• Step 7 – Create Livewire Blade Views
• Step 8 – Start Development Server
• Step 9 – Run This App On Browser

Step 1 – Install Laravel Application

Go to local web server directory using the following command:

//for windows user
cd xampp/htdocs
//for ubuntu user
cd var/www/html

Then install laravel 9 latest application using the following command:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog

Step 2 – Database Configuration

Visit to downloaded laravel app into any text editor. Then find .env file and configure database detail like following:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=db name
DB_USERNAME=db user name
DB_PASSWORD=db password

Step 3 – Create Image Upload Model & Migration

Execute the following command on command prompt to create model and migration file:

cd / blog

Then create model and migration file by using the following command:

php artisan make:model Image -m

The above command will create two files into laravel livewire image upload application, which is located inside the following locations:

• /app/Models/Image.php
• /database/migrations/create_contacts_table.php

Visit to /app/Models directory. And open Image.php then add the fillable property code into Image.php file, like following:

<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Image extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
    protected $fillable = [
        'title'
    ];
}

Then, find create_images_table.php file inside /database/migrations/ directory. Then open this file and add the following code into function up() on this file:

    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('contacts', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('title');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

Now, open again terminal and type the following command on cmd to create tables into selected database:

php artisan migrate

Step 4 – Create Routes

Open web.php file, which is located inside routes directory. Then add the following routes into web.php file:

use App\Http\Livewire\ImageUpload;
Route::get('livewire-image-upload', ImageUpload::class);

Step 5 – Installing Livewire Package

Execute the following command on command prompt to install livewire package in laravel 9 app:

composer require livewire/livewire

Then install node js package:

npm install

Next run npm

npm run dev

Now, execute database migration command:

php artisan migrate

Step 6 – Build Livewire Components

Execute following command on command prompt to create livewire components in laravel 9 app:

php artisan make:livewire ImageUpload

The above command will create two files, which is located on the following locations:

app/Http/Livewire/ImageUpload.php

resources/views/livewire/image-upload.blade.php

Then open ImageUpload.php, which is located inside app/http/Livewire directory and add the following code into it:

<?php
namespace App\Http\Livewire;
use Livewire\Component;
use Livewire\WithFileUploads;
use App\Models\Image;
class ImageUpload extends Component
{
    use WithFileUploads;
    public $image;
    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.home');
    }
  
    public function submit()
    {
        $validatedData = $this->validate([
            'image' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,svg,jpg,gif|max:1024',
        ]);
        $imageName = $this->image->store("images",'public');
        $validatedData['title'] = $imageName;
        Image::create($validatedData);
  
        session()->flash('message', 'Image has been successfully Uploaded.');
        return redirect()->to('/livewire-image-upload');
    }
}

Next, open image-upload.blade.php, which is located inside resources/views/livewire/ directory and add the following code into it:

@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="exampleInputName">Image</label>
        <input type="file" class="form-control" id="exampleInputName" wire:model="image">
        @error('image') <span class="text-danger">{{ $message }}</span> @enderror
    </div>
     <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
</form>

Step 7 – Create Blade View

Visit to resources/views/livewire directory and create home.blade.php. Then add the following code into it:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <title>Laravel 10 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial - Tutsmake.com</title>
        <!-- Fonts -->
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:200,600" rel="stylesheet">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
        <!-- Styles -->
        <style>
            html, body {
                background-color: #fff;
                color: #636b6f;
                font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif;
                font-weight: 200;
                height: 100vh;
                margin: 0;
            }
            .full-height {
                height: 100vh;
            }
            .flex-center {
                align-items: center;
                display: flex;
                justify-content: center;
            }
            .position-ref {
                position: relative;
            }
            .top-right {
                position: absolute;
                right: 10px;
                top: 18px;
            }
            .content {
                text-align: center;
            }
            .title {
                font-size: 84px;
            }
            .links > a {
                color: #636b6f;
                padding: 0 25px;
                font-size: 13px;
                font-weight: 600;
                letter-spacing: .1rem;
                text-decoration: none;
                text-transform: uppercase;
            }
            .m-b-md {
                margin-bottom: 30px;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
<body>
    <div class="container mt-5">
        <div class="row mt-5 justify-content-center">
            <div class="mt-5 col-md-8">
                <div class="card">
                  <div class="card-header bg-success">
                    <h2 class="text-white">Laravel 9 Livewire Image Upload Example - Tutsmake.com</h2>
                  </div>
                  <div class="card-body">
                    @livewire('image-upload')
                  </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    @livewireScripts
</body>
</html>

Step 8 – Start Development Server

Execute the following command on the command prompt to start the development server for laravel 9 livewire image upload app:

php artisan serve

Step 9 – Run This App On Browser

In step 9, open browser and fire the following url into browser:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/livewire-image-upload

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