Add DropzoneJS to upload files using Laravel 5
I have a file upload form that works well, but I want to replace it with DropzoneJS to add drag and drop functionality, but any files are uploaded from DropzoneJS.
It looks like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Testing DropzoneJS with Laravel 5</title>
<script src="{{ asset('js/dropzone.js') }}"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/dropzone.min.css') }}">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<form class="form-horizontal dropzone dz-clickable" action="{{url('/upload)}}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<!-- Name input-->
<input id="name" name="name" type="text" placeholder="Your Name" class="form-control">
<div class="dz-message" id="my-dropzone">
<h4>Drag Photos to Upload</h4>
<span>Or click to browse</span>
</div>
<!-- Token -->
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>">
<!-- Form actions -->
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Add</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
my route file:
Route::post('/upload', function(){
$the_new_product->name = Input::get('name');
$the_new_product_picture = Input::file('file');
return dd($the_new_product_picture); // I get Null as respons
});
I am getting Null as feedback, so I guess the file is not uploaded. Did I miss something?
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Well I tried dropzone.js and it was fast and everything worked great.
And after looking at your code, I think I figured out your problem:
On your route.php you have the following:
Route::post('/upload', function(){
$the_new_product->name = Input::get('name');
$the_new_product_picture = Input::file('file');
return dd($the_new_product_picture); // I get Null as respons
});
This is not correct, you see when you want to get a file that you have to use Request not Login . In Laravel 4.2, login was used.
Just copy and paste this and overwrite the load route in routes.php
Route::post('/upload', function () {
//check if file was uploaded
if (Request::hasFile('file'))
{
//houston we have a file!
$file = Request::file('file');
//move it to our public folder and rename it to $name
Request::file('file')->move('images', 'insert_file_name.'.$file->getClientOriginalExtension());
echo 'file uploaded!';
var_dump($file);
}else{
echo 'no file, no bueno';
}
});
And this! If you want to know more about form and file input you should read the Request for Documentation , since you usually want to validate this input, take a look at Validation Documentation
EDIT: Here's my view:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Laravel</title>
<link href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ asset('css/dropzone.css') }}">
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ asset('js/dropzone.js') }}"></script>
<style>
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 100%;
color: #B0BEC5;
display: table;
font-weight: 100;
font-family: 'Lato';
}
.container {
text-align: center;
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.content {
text-align: center;
display: inline-block;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="content">
<form class="form-horizontal dropzone dz-clickable" action="{{url('/upload')}}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<!-- Name input-->
<input id="name" name="name" type="text" placeholder="Your Name" class="form-control">
<div class="dz-message" id="my-dropzone">
<h4>Drag Photos to Upload</h4>
<span>Or click to browse</span>
</div>
<!-- Token -->
<input type="hidden" name="_token" value="<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>">
<!-- Form actions -->
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Add</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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