Laravel Resource Controller update method not firing - php

Question

I have a resource controller TruckController generated via php artisan make:controller TruckController --resource.
When I go go to localhost/trucks/1/edit, the edit form shows up successfully.
When I click submit, I am redirected to the resource show page (localhost/trucks/1); however, the truck information is not updated and no errors were thrown.
It seems the update function is not firing at all, which I think means there is something wrong with the action attribute in my form, but I am still unsure. There shouldn't be an issue with the routes because the routes should already be defined because it's a resource controller.
edit.blade.php
<form method="PUT" action="{{ action('TruckController#update', ['id' => $truck->id]) }}" class="validate form-horizontal form-groups-bordered" novalidate="novalidate">
#csrf
<input type="hidden" name="state" data-geo="administrative_area_level_1" value="{{ $truck->state }}">
<input type="hidden" name="city" data-geo="locality" value="{{ $truck->city }}">
<input type="hidden" name="zipcode" data-geo="postal_code" value="{{ $truck->zipcode }}">
[ ... ]
</form>
TruckController#update
/**
* Update the specified resource in storage.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #param int $id
* #return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function update(TruckCreateRequest $request, Truck $truck)
{
$validated = $request->validated();
$truck->name = $request->name;
$truck->description = $request->description;
$truck->save();
}
TruckCreateRequest.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class TruckCreateRequest extends FormRequest
{
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* #return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
return true;
}
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* #return array
*/
public function rules()
{
return [
'name' => 'required',
'description' => 'required',
'city' => 'required',
'state' => 'required',
'zipcode' => 'required',
'address' => 'required'
];
}
}
And just in case this may be of more help ...
Web.php
<?php
Auth::routes();
// ajax
Route::post('ajax/notifications/clear', 'DashboardController#mark_notifications_read');
Route::get('/', 'DashboardController#index')->name('dash');
Route::resource('events', 'EventController');
Route::resource('venues', 'VenueController');
Route::resource('trucks', 'TruckController');
Route::resource('admin', 'AdminController');
App/Models/Truck.php
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Truck extends Model
{
//
}

Answer 1

From the Laravel Documentation:
Since HTML forms can't make PUT, PATCH, or DELETE requests, you will
need to add a hidden _method field to spoof these HTTP verbs.
Try to add a hidden method field to the form:
#method('PUT')
Read more here: https://laravel.com/docs/5.7/blade#method-field

Answer 2

You should try this:
<form method="POST" action="{{ action('TruckController#update', [$truck->id]) }}" class="validate form-horizontal form-groups-bordered" novalidate="novalidate">
#csrf
<input type="hidden" name="state" data-geo="administrative_area_level_1" value="{{ $truck->state }}">
<input type="hidden" name="city" data-geo="locality" value="{{ $truck->city }}">
<input type="hidden" name="zipcode" data-geo="postal_code" value="{{ $truck->zipcode }}">
[ ... ]
</form>