Laravel 11 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial with Example

Laravel 11 livewire image upload; Through this tutorial, i am going to show you how to upload image using livewire package in Laravel 11 apps.

Laravel 11 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial with Example

Follow the below given steps to upload image using livewire package in Laravel 11 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 11Application

Go to your local web server directory using the following command:

//for windows user
cd xampp/htdocs

//for ubuntu user
cd var/www/html

Then install Laravel 11 latest application using the following command:

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

Step 2 – Database Configuration

Go 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

Run 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 your laravel livewire image upload application, which is located inside the following locations:

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

Go 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 your terminal and type the following command on cmd to create tables into your 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

Run the following command on command prompt to install livewire package in Laravel 11 app:

composer require livewire/livewire

Then install node js package:

npm install

Next run npm

npm run dev

Now, run database migration command:

php artisan migrate

Step 6 – Build Livewire Components

Run following command on command prompt to create livewire components in Laravel 11 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

Go 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 11 Livewire Image Upload Tutorial - laratutorials.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 11 Livewire Image Upload Example - laratutorials.com</h2>
                  </div>
                  <div class="card-body">
                    @livewire('image-upload')
                  </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    @livewireScripts
</body>
</html>

Step 8 – Start Development Server

Run the following command on command prompt to start development server for your simple Laravel 11 livewire image upload app:

php artisan serve

Step 9 – Run This App On Browser

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

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

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