Laravel 5.8 Multiple Image Upload with Preview

In this tutorial you will learn about the Laravel 5.8 Multiple Image Upload with Preview and its application with practical example.

In this Laravel 5.8 Multiple Image Upload with Preview example, we will learn how to upload image along with preview before upload in laravel 5.8. In this laravel 5.8 multiple image upload example, I’ll show you how to validate upload image into folder and then save it into database. In this tutorial before saving image into database we will show preview of the images and then save it into directory. Before uploading the image we will display preview of the image. After successfully image upload into the database and folder we will display success message on the screen.

Table Of Contents−

Laravel 5.8 Multiple Image Upload with Preview
Install Laravel 5.8

.env file
Generate Migration
Run Migration

Create Model
Create Controller
Create Blade / View Files

Create Routes

Install Laravel 5.8

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel 5.8 using the below command

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel MultipleImageUpload

1	composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel MultipleImageUpload

Configure Database In .env file

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

.env

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=MultipleImageUpload
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=

DB_CONNECTION=mysql

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1

DB_PORT=3306

DB_DATABASE=MultipleImageUpload

DB_USERNAME=root

DB_PASSWORD=

Generate Migration

Now, we have to define table schema for photos table. Open terminal and let’s run the following command to generate a migration file to create photos table in our database.

php artisan make:migration create_photos_table

1	php artisan make:migration create_photos_table

Once this command is executed you will find a migration file created under “database/migrations”. lets open migration file and put following code in it –

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreatePhotosTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('photos', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->bigIncrements('id');
            $table->string('photo_name');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('photos');
    }
}

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreatePhotosTable extends Migration

{

/**

* Run the migrations.

* @return void

public function up()

{

Schema::create('photos', function (Blueprint $table) {

$table->bigIncrements('id');

$table->string('photo_name');

$table->timestamps();

});

}

/**

* Reverse the migrations.

* @return void

public function down()

{

Schema::dropIfExists('photos');

}

Run Migration

Now, run following command to migrate database schema.

php artisan migrate

1	php artisan migrate

After, the migration executed successfully the photos table will be created in database along with migrations, password_resets and users table.

Create Model

Next, we need to create a model called Photo using below command.

php artisan make:model Photo

1	php artisan make:model Photo

Once, the above command is executed it will create a model file Photo.php in app directory.

Create Controller

Now, lets create a controller for multiple image uploading. Create a controller named ImageUploadController using command given below –

php artisan make:controller multiple_image_upload/ImageUploadController

1	php artisan make:controller multiple_image_upload/ImageUploadController

Once the above command executed, it will create a controller file ImageUploadController.php in app/Http/Controllers/multiple_image_upload/ directory. Open the ImageUploadController.php file and put the following code in it.

app/Http/Controllers/multiple_image_upload/ImageUploadController.php

<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers\multiple_image_upload;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Validator,Redirect,Response,File;
use App\Photo;

class ImageUploadController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        return view('multiple_image_upload.index');
    }
 
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
       request()->validate([
            'profileImage.*' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg|max:2048',
       ]);
       if ($files = $request->file('profileImage')) {
       	// Define upload path
            $destinationPath = public_path('/profile_images/'); // upload path
            foreach($files as $img) {
				// Upload Orginal Image           
	           $profileImage =$img->getClientOriginalName();
	           $img->move($destinationPath, $profileImage);
	        	// Save In Database
				$imagemodel= new Photo();
				$imagemodel->photo_name="$profileImage";
				$imagemodel->save();
			}

        }
        return back()->with('success', 'Image Upload successfully');
 
    }
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\multiple_image_upload;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use Validator,Redirect,Response,File;

use App\Photo;

class ImageUploadController extends Controller

{

public function index()

{

return view('multiple_image_upload.index');

}

public function store(Request $request)

{

request()->validate([

'profileImage.*' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg|max:2048',

]);

if ($files = $request->file('profileImage')) {

// Define upload path

$destinationPath = public_path('/profile_images/'); // upload path

foreach($files as $img) {

// Upload Orginal Image

$profileImage =$img->getClientOriginalName();

$img->move($destinationPath, $profileImage);

// Save In Database

$imagemodel= new Photo();

$imagemodel->photo_name="$profileImage";

$imagemodel->save();

}

return back()->with('success', 'Image Upload successfully');

}

Here In the controller, we have following methods –

index() :- It displays Image Upload Form along with Uploaded Image

store() :- To Upload and Save Multiple Image in database .

Note:- Before uploading any file make sure you have created following two directory in the public folder called profile_images.

Create Blade / View Files

In this step, we will create view/blade file to display Image Upload Form. Lets create a blade file “index.blade.php” in “resources/views/multiple_image_upload/” directory and put the following code in it respectively.

resources/views/multiple_image_upload/index.blade.php

<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>Laravel Multiple Image Upload with Preview - W3Adda</title>
  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.js"></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
  
  <div class="container">
  @if(session('success'))
        <div class="alert alert-success">
          {{ session('success') }}
        </div> 
        @endif
        @if (count($errors) > 0)
      <div class="alert alert-danger">
        <strong>Whoops!</strong> Some problems with your input.<br><br>
        <ul>
          @foreach ($errors->all() as $error)
              <li>{{ $error }}</li>
          @endforeach
        </ul>
      </div>
      @endif
    <h3 class="jumbotron">Laravel Multiple Image Upload with Preview - W3Adda</h3>
  <form method="post" action="{{url('multiple-image-upload')}}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
        @csrf
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-md-4"></div>
          <div class="form-group col-md-4">
          <input type="file" id="profileImage" name="profileImage[]" class="form-control" multiple="">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="row" id="preview_img">
          
        </div>
        <div class="row">
          <div class="col-md-4"></div>
          <div class="form-group col-md-4">
          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" style="margin-top:10px">Upload Image</button>
          </div>
        </div>
        
  </form>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
<script>
 
$(document).ready(function(){
 $('#profileImage').on('change', function(){ //on file input change
    if (window.File && window.FileReader && window.FileList && window.Blob) //check File API supported browser
    {

        var data = $(this)[0].files; //this file data
         
        $.each(data, function(index, file){ //loop though each file
            if(/(\.|\/)(gif|jpe?g|png)$/i.test(file.type)){ //check supported file type
                var fRead = new FileReader(); //new filereader
                fRead.onload = (function(file){ //trigger function on successful read
                return function(e) {
                    var img = $('<img/>').addClass('thumb').attr('src', e.target.result); //create image element 
                    $('#preview_img').append(img); //append image to output element
                };
                })(file);
                fRead.readAsDataURL(file); //URL representing the file's data.
            }
        });
         
    }else{
        alert("Your browser doesn't support File API!"); //if File API is absent
    }
 });
});
 
</script>

<head>

<title>Laravel Multiple Image Upload with Preview - W3Adda</title>

</head>

<body>

@if(session('success'))

</div>

@endif

@if (count($errors) > 0)

<strong>Whoops!</strong> Some problems with your input.<br><br>

<ul>

@foreach ($errors->all() as $error)

<li>{{ $error }}</li>

@endforeach

</ul>

</div>

@endif

<h3 class="jumbotron">Laravel Multiple Image Upload with Preview - W3Adda</h3>

@csrf

</div>

</div>

<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" style="margin-top:10px">Upload Image</button>

</div>

</form>

</div>

</body>

</html>

$(document).ready(function(){

$('#profileImage').on('change', function(){ //on file input change

if (window.File && window.FileReader && window.FileList && window.Blob) //check File API supported browser

{

var data = $(this)[0].files; //this file data

$.each(data, function(index, file){ //loop though each file

if(/(\.|\/)(gif|jpe?g|png)$/i.test(file.type)){ //check supported file type

var fRead = new FileReader(); //new filereader

fRead.onload = (function(file){ //trigger function on successful read

return function(e) {

var img = $('<img/>').addClass('thumb').attr('src', e.target.result); //create image element

$('#preview_img').append(img); //append image to output element

};

})(file);

fRead.readAsDataURL(file); //URL representing the file's data.

}

});

}else{

alert("Your browser doesn't support File API!"); //if File API is absent

}

});

</script>

Create Routes

After this, we need to add following routes in “routes/web.php” file along with a resource route. Lets open “routes/web.php” file and add following route.

routes/web.php

Route::get('preview-multiple-image-upload', 'multiple_image_upload\ImageUploadController@index');
Route::post('preview-multiple-image-upload', 'multiple_image_upload\ImageUploadController@store');

1 2	Route::get('preview-multiple-image-upload', 'multiple_image_upload\ImageUploadController@index'); Route::post('preview-multiple-image-upload', 'multiple_image_upload\ImageUploadController@store');

Now we are ready to run our example so lets start the development server using following artisan command –

php artisan serve

1	php artisan serve

Now, open the following URL in browser to see the output –

http://localhost:8000/preview-multiple-image-upload

Output:-

laravel-5-8-multiple-image-upload-with-preview-1

After Image Upload Screen Output:-

Select Multiple Image files to upload.

laravel-5-8-multiple-image-upload-with-preview-2
Now, upload image.

laravel-5-8-multiple-image-upload-with-preview-3

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