How to upload my file and photo and add to databases - php

Question

I want to upload a picture.
I wrote a codes for this ... but this photo is not added to the database at all. And Just, "else" is executed.
public function store(Request $request){
//Get Request Input
$name = $request ->input('name');
$description = $request ->input('description');
$cover_image = $request ->file('cover_image');
$owner_id = 1;
//Check Image Upload
if($cover_image)
{
$cover_image_filename = $cover_image -> getClientOriginalName();
$cover_image -> move(public_path('images'), $cover_image_filename);
}
else{
$cover_image_filename = 'noimage.jpg';
}
//Insert Gallery
DB::table('galleries')-> insert(
[
'name' => $name,
'description' => $description,
'cover_image' => $cover_image_filename,
'owner_id' => $owner_id
]
);
//Redirect
return \Redirect::route('gallery.index') -> with('message', 'Gallery Created');
}`
what's the wrong?

Answer 1

1) Make sure you have added enctype="multipart/form-data" in your form and a <input type="file"> with field name="cover_image"
2) Create a new folder named images in your laravel public folder.
3) In your controller
public function store(Request $request){
//Get Request Input
$name = $request ->input('name');
$description = $request ->input('description');
$owner_id = 1;
//Check Image Upload
if( $request->hasFile('cover_image')) {
$cover_image = $request->file('cover_image');
$path = public_path(). '/images/';
$cover_image_filename = $cover_image->getClientOriginalName();
$cover_image->move($path, $cover_image_filename);
}
else{
$cover_image_filename = 'noimage.jpg';
}
//Insert Gallery
DB::table('galleries')-> insert([
'name' => $name,
'description' => $description,
'cover_image' => $cover_image_filename,
'owner_id' => $owner_id
]);
//Redirect
return \Redirect::route('gallery.index') -> with('message', 'Gallery Created');
}
Hope it's helpful.