Multiple Image Upload System - php

Question

I am trying to work with uploading multiple images on my project but it is not saving into the database
public function store(Request $request)
{
//validate
$this->validate($request, [
'subject'=>'required|min:10',
'tags' => 'required',
'body' => 'required|min:20',
'filename' => 'sometimes',
'filename.*' => 'file|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg|max:5000'
]);
//store
$news=auth()->user()->news()->create($request->all());
$news->tags()->attach($request->tags);
$this->storeImage($news);
//redirect
return redirect()->route('news.index');
}
private function storeImage($news)
{
if (request()->has('image')) {
foreach (request()->file('filename') as $file) {
$news->update([
'filename' => request()->filename->store('uploads', 'public'),
]);
}
}
}
Upload HTML:
<div class="form-group">
<label for="image"><b>Select Image To Add</b></label>
<input type="file" name="filename[]">
</div>
How can I make the file save into the database as it is not saving to the database at all? Could anyone help me to solve this problem please?

Answer 1

It is not a good idea to save images in the database. Keep the files in your public folder on the server and save the file paths in the database only.
update your form like this
<form class="form-horizontal" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="/store-image">
add multiple to the input
<div class="form-group">
<label for="image"><b>Select Image To Add</b></label>
<input type="file" name="filename[]" multiple >
</div>
update your storeImageFunction Like this
public function storeImage(request $request) {
$input=$request->all();
$images=array();
if($files=$request->file('images')){
foreach($files as $file){
$name=$file->getClientOriginalName();
$file->move('image',$name);
$images[]=$name;
}
}
}
Now, you have got all the image paths in the images array.