Laravel 10 CRUD with Image Upload Tutorial

Prerequisites:

PHP (version 7.4 or higher)
Composer (latest version)
Laravel 10 (latest version)
A code editor (e.g., Visual Studio Code)
A web server (e.g., Apache or Nginx)
A database (e.g., MySQL or SQLite)

Let’s dive in!

Step 1: Installation of Laravel 10

To install Laravel, you need to have composer installed on your system. If you don’t have it, you can download and install it from the official website.

Once you have installed Composer, open your terminal and run the following command to install Laravel 10:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel10crud

This will install Laravel 10 in a directory named “laravel10crud”.

Step 2: Setting up the database

Next, we need to set up the database for our application. Open the .env file in the root directory of your project and update the following:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=laravel10crud
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

Replace the values with your own database details.

Step 3: Create a Model and Migration

Now, we will create a model and migration for our application. To create a model and migration, run the following command in the terminal:

php artisan make:model Product -m

This will create a model named “Product” and a migration for the same.

Next, we need to update the migration file to add the required fields for our products table. Open the migration file and add the following code:

public function up()
{
    Schema::create('products', function (Blueprint $table) {
        $table->id();
        $table->string('name');
        $table->text('description');
        $table->float('price');
        $table->string('image');
        $table->timestamps();
    });
}

Finally, run the following command to create the products table in the database:

php artisan migrate

Step 4: Create a Controller

In this step, we will create a controller for our application. To create a controller, run the following command in the terminal:

php artisan make:controller ProductController --resource

This will create a controller named “ProductController”.

Step 5: Define routes

Now, we need to define the routes for our application. Open the “routes/web.php” file and add the following code:

Route::resource('products', 'ProductController');

Step 6: Create Views

In this step, we will create views for our application. Create a directory named “products” inside the “resources/views” directory and create the following files inside it:

create.blade.php
edit.blade.php
index.blade.php
show.blade.php

Step 7: Implement CRUD functionality

Finally, we need to implement the CRUD functionality in the controller. Open the “ProductController” and add the following code:

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Product;

class ProductController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $products = Product::all();
        return view('products.index', compact('products'));
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {
        return view('products.create');
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'description' => 'required',
            'price' => 'required|numeric',
            'image' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg|max:2048',
        ]);

        $imageName = time().'.'.$request->image->extension();  
        $request->image->move(public_path('images'), $imageName);

        $product = new Product([
            'name' => $request->get('name'),
            'description' => $request->get('description'),
            'price' => $request->get('price'),
            'image' => $imageName,
        ]);
        $product->save();
        return redirect('/products')->with('success', 'Product saved!');
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
        $product = Product::find($id);
        return view('products.show', compact('product'));
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id)
    {
        $product = Product::find($id);
        return view('products.edit', compact('product'));
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'description' => 'required',
            'price' => 'required|numeric',
            'image' => 'image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg|max:2048',
        ]);

        $product = Product::find($id);
        $product->name = $request->get('name');
        $product->description = $request->get('description');
        $product->price = $request->get('price');

        if ($request->hasFile('image')) {
            $imageName = time().'.'.$request->image->extension();  
            $request->image->move(public_path('images'), $imageName);
            $product->image = $imageName;
        }
        $product->save();
        return redirect('/products')->with('success', 'Product updated!');
    }

    /**
    * Remove the specified resource from storage.
    *
    * @param  int  $id
    * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
    */
    public function destroy($id)
    {
        $product = Product::find($id);
        $product->delete();
        return redirect('/products')->with('success', 'Product deleted!');
    }
}

Step 8: Test the application

Now, we are ready to test our application. Start the development server by running the following command in the terminal:

php artisan serve

Open your browser and navigate to “http://localhost:8000/products”. You should be able to perform CRUD operations with image upload functionality.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to perform CRUD operations with image upload functionality in Laravel 10. We covered the basics of Laravel and learned how to create a model, migration, controller, views, and routes. We also learned how to validate form data and perform CRUD operations in the database. I hope this tutorial was helpful and you can use the knowledge you gained to build your own web applications.