Laravel 4 upload image form - php

Question

I'm trying to make a form that allows uploading a file and store it in the public/upload folder of the application.
my form is:
<form action="/image/save" method="post">
<input name="image" type="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Save"/>
</form>
and the controller:
public function save(){
$file = Input::file('image');
$destinationPath = 'upload/';
$filename = $file->getClientOriginalName();
Input::file('image')->move($destinationPath, $filename);
But when I run it I get the following error:
Call to a member function getClientOriginalName() on a non-object

Answer 1

You need to have a file input enabled on a form. (Doc)
In Laravel, you can use:
Form::open('image/save', array('files'=> true))
or
<form action="/images/save" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Otherwise all you are receiving from the file input is the file name as a string.

Answer 2

If you not use Blade for generate your form like this
{{ Form::open(array('url' => 'foo/bar', 'files' => true)) }}
Just add this parameter to your form tag
enctype="multipart/form-data"

Answer 3

I also faced the same problem with one of my forms, the problem was the form wasn't defined with the option, 'files' => true , which tells the Laravel4 form helper to define a form with enctype="multipart/form-data"
Here is what i did:
Define the following array in your controller and pass it to your view ,
$form_options = array (
'url' => 'path/to/defined/route',
'class' => 'form-horizontal',
'name' => 'newUser',
'files' => true
);
In your view, define your form as follows:
{{ Form::open( $form_options ) }}
That will define your form with enctype="multipart/form-data"

Answer 4

You have to get the filename as follows:
//Blade form
{{ Form::open_for_files('/image/save') }}
{{ Form::file('image') }}
{{ Form::close() }}
//get imagename
$filename = Input::file('image.name');
Good luck! :)

Answer 5

You can just add the field 'files'=> true in your array() if you use Laravel form style something like
{{ Form::open(array('url'=>'/images/save','role'=>'form','files'=> true)) }}
otherwise you can use the html form tag something like
<form action="/images/save" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Hope this will help you.