Laravel 9 Livewire Image Upload Example

Laravel 9 livewire image upload; Through this tutorial, we will learn how to upload image using livewire package in laravel 9 apps.

Laravel 9 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial with Example

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

Step 1 – Install Laravel 9 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 9Application

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 9 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