Adding image upload functionality in Laravel Form Components

1. Install the package via Composer:

bash
composer require protonemedia/laravel-form-components

2. Create a form component in your Blade template that includes a file input field:

html
<x-form action="{{ route('profile.update') }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <x-form-section>
        <x-slot name="title">Profile Picture</x-slot>
        <x-slot name="description">Update your profile picture.</x-slot>

        <x-form-row>
            <x-label for="profile_picture" value="Profile Picture" />
            <x-form-component>
                <input type="file" name="profile_picture" id="profile_picture" />
            </x-form-component>
        </x-form-row>
    </x-form-section>

    <x-form-actions>
        <x-button type="submit">Save</x-button>
    </x-form-actions>
</x-form>

3. In your controller, handle the file upload:

php
public function update(Request $request)
{
    $request->validate([
        'profile_picture' => ['required', 'image', 'max:2048'],
    ]);

    $path = $request->file('profile_picture')->store('profile-pictures', 'public');

    auth()->user()->update([
        'profile_picture' => basename($path),
    ]);

    return redirect()->route('profile.edit')->with('success', 'Profile picture updated.');
}

4. Update your User model to include the profile picture attribute:

php
class User extends Authenticatable
{
    protected $fillable = [
        'name',
        'email',
        'profile_picture',
    ];
}

5. Run the migration to add the profile_picture column to the users table:

bash
php artisan migrate

6. Create a symbolic link to make the uploaded files accessible from the web:

bash
php artisan storage:link

7. Display the uploaded image in your Blade template:

html
<img src="{{ asset('storage/profile-pictures/' . auth()->user()->profile_picture) }}" alt="Profile Picture">

That's it! You now have a working image upload functionality in your Laravel application using the Laravel Form Components package. The package provides a set of Blade components that make it easy to create forms and handle file uploads.