In this Laravel 7/6 Autocomplete using Typeahead Js, I will show you how to create a dynamic database driven ajax jquery autocomplete using typeahead js in Laravel. In this tutorial we will create a dynamic search dropdown autocomplete which will fetch options from database table using bootstrap typeahead js.

Laravel 7/6 Autocomplete using Typeahead Js

In this step by step tutorial I will demonstrate how to create a dynamic database driven ajax jquery autocomplete using typeahead js in Laravel. Please follow the instruction given below:

• Install Laravel
• Setup Database
• Generate Fake Records
• Make Routes
• Create Controller & Methods
• Create Blade View
• Conclusion

Install Laravel

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

Setup Database

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.

Generate Fake Records

In this step we will insert dummy data into database

Now we will add fake records in our database. use the below command and add 100 fake records in database :

Make Routes

After this, we need to define routes in “routes/web.php” file. Lets open “routes/web.php” file and add the following routes in it.

routes/web.php

Create Controller

Now, lets create a controller named AutoCompleteController using command given below –

After successfully create controller go to app/controllers/AutoCompleteController.php and put the below code :

Create Blade view

In this step we need to create blade view file. Go to app/resources/views and create one file name search.blade.php . After create blade file put the below html code here with jquery ui and css library file :

Start Development Server

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

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