How to upload a file in laravel with validation

You can use these step for upload a file in laravel with validation

Step 1 : First of all you create a form with file field.

resources/views/fileupload.php

<?php

echo Form::open(array('url' => '/uploadfile','files'=>'true'));

echo 'Select the file to upload.';

echo Form::file('image');

echo Form::submit('Upload File');

echo Form::close();

?>

Step 2 : Define route in routes file

app/Http/routes.php.

Route::get('/uploadfile','UploadFileController@index');

Route::post('/uploadfile','UploadFileController@showUploadFile');

Step 3 : Create a controller

app/Http/Controllers/UploadFileController.php file.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class UploadFileController extends Controller {

public function index() {

return view('uploadfile');

}

public function showUploadFile(Request $request) {

$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
                'image' => 'max:2048|mimes:jpg,jpeg,gif,png']);

              if ($validator->fails()) {
                   return redirect('/')
                               ->withErrors($validator)
                               ->withInput();
                    }

else{

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

//Display File Name

echo 'File Name: '.$file->getClientOriginalName();

echo '<br>';

//Display File Extension

echo 'File Extension: '.$file->getClientOriginalExtension();

echo '<br>';

//Display File Real Path

echo 'File Real Path: '.$file->getRealPath();

echo '<br>';

//Display File Size

echo 'File Size: '.$file->getSize();

echo '<br>';

//Display File Mime Type

echo 'File Mime Type: '.$file->getMimeType();

//Move Uploaded File

$destinationPath = 'uploads';

$file->move($destinationPath,$file->getClientOriginalName());

}

}

}

Now to can run own url for upload a file in laravel with validation

http://localhost:8000/uploadfile