laravel post does not get picked up? - php

Question

I am trying to pass a form through. I am using request method to get variables. here is my blade of a form:
<div class="add_photo">
<h1>Add a photo</h1>
<form action="{{Route('postPhoto')}}">
<span>Name: </span>
<input type="text" name="title">
<span>File: </span>
<input type="text" name="file">
<input type="submit" value="Add">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ Session::token() }}">
</form>
</div>
Routes involved:
Route::get('/admin/gallery', 'GalleryController#manageGallery')->name('manageGallery');
Route::post('/admin/gallery', 'GalleryController#postPhoto')->name('postPhoto');
And this is my controller for it:
class GalleryController extends Controller
{
public function manageGallery() {
return view('home.manageGallery');
}
public function postPhoto(Request $request) {
die("works");
}
}
It does not throw error at me. It just does nothing. So my question is: am I using this method wrong or do I need something more? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Firstly make sure that the form you are using is using the correct method for your route
<div class="add_photo">
<h1>Add a photo</h1>
<form action="{{Route('postPhoto')}}" method="post">
<span>Name: </span>
<input type="text" name="title">
<span>File: </span>
<input type="text" name="file">
<input type="submit" value="Add">
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ Session::token() }}">
</form>
</div>
In your controller, put the following in the postPhoto function
public function postPhoto(Request $request)
{
dd($request);
}
You should now get a Request object output to the screen when you submit the form

Answer 2

You may wanna use Blade Forms in order to make Forms in a more natural way for Laravel
{{ Form::open(['route' => '/admin/gallery', 'method' => 'post', 'files' => true]) }}
{{ Form::text('title') }}
{{ Form::label('title', 'Name :') }}
{{ Form::file('file') }}
{{ Form::label('file', 'File :') }}
{{ Form::submit('Add') }}
{{ Form::close() }}
It reduces the overhead of adding the token by yourself as it is automatically added when using the Form facade.
And then, in your controller, you would do something like that to debug when sending the form :
<?php
use Request; /* do not forget this line */
class GalleryController extends Controller
{
public function postPhoto(Request $request)
{
dd($request->toArray());
}
}