Upload file with user id to database - php

Question

Hi everyone I want to add a file, not an image. There are different types of files in laravel. With the file I need to upload the user id to the database but I don't know how to store it in controller, here are my scripts:
Controller.php:
public function uploaded(Request $request, $id)
{
$client = Client::findOrFail($id);
$path = $request->image->store('storage/uploads','public');
return back();
}
upload.blade.php
{!! Form::open(['action' => ['FileController#upload', $client->id, 'files' => 'true']]) !!}
{!!Form::file('image') !!}
{!!Form::submit('Upload File') !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}
and web.php
Route::post('upload/{id}/', 'FileController#uploaded');
Can you explain me how to do it correctly?

Answer 1

Just change your upload.blade.php as
{!! Form::open(['route' => ['file.upload', $client->id, 'files' => 'true']]) !!}
{!!Form::file('image') !!}
{!!Form::submit('Upload File') !!}
{!! Form::close() !!}
and your web.php to
Route::post('upload/{id}/', 'FileController#uploaded')->name('file.upload');

Answer 2

I little confuse about your question. But I hope my answer can help you with your problem.
First Answer:
If you want to save the file in database I think you can save it with store the file path only in another table, we can call it user_files with this structure:
user_files
| id | user_id | file |
| 1 | 2 | /home/name/file
And the relations between this table and clients table is oneToMany.
so in your Client.php will be have this method:
Client.php
public function files() {
return $this->hasMany(File::class, 'user_id');
}
and your File.php will be have this method:
File.php
public function client() {
return $this()->belongsTo(Client::class, 'user_id');
}
After that, now we move in controller that handle upload method. We should save the file with associate the data from client.
public function uploaded(Request $request, $id)
{
$client = Client::findOrFail($id);
// If you need to upload file not only image, I think you should use $request->file() method;
$file = $request->file('file');
// And then we save the name use this method, maybe you want to save it with change the name and include the user_id
$name = 'User' . '#' . $client->id . '.' . $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
// It will make the file named 'User#2.doc'
// After that we move the file in 'uploads' directory or other public directory you want.
$file->move(public_path('uploads'), $name);
$newFile = new File;
$newFile->file = public_path('uploads') . '/' . $name;
$newFile->client()->associate($client);
$newFile->save();
return back();
}
That if you want to save the file in database with user_id as identifier, and also you can access it as usual, like if you want to access the image file:
<img src="{{$newFile->file}}" />
Second Answer
But if you only want to save the file with the name of user_id you can use only the method in controller:
public function uploaded(Request $request, $id)
{
$client = Client::findOrFail($id);
// If you need to upload file not only image, I think you should use $request->file() method;
$file = $request->file('file');
// And then we save the name use this method, maybe you want to save it with change the name and include the user_id
$name = 'User' . '#' . $client->id . '.' . $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
// It will make the file named 'User#2.doc'
// After that we move the file in 'uploads' directory or other public directory you want.
$file->move(public_path('uploads'), $name);
return back();
}