How to Upload Profile Image of user in Laravel | Upload Profile Picture in Laravel Registration

In this tutorial im going to learn how to upload profile image of user in Laravel. Please follow some easy steps define below.

First let’s go to install laravel project

composer create-project laravel/laravel admin-dashboard "5.8.*"

After Installation setup database So go to the .env file and add the database credentials. lets go to .env folder and put database name and connect to database.

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

Now migrate the table

php artisan migrate

Create the user authentication scaffolding and write down this command:-

$ php artisan make:auth

Next to add image column with default value into database/migrations/create_users_table.php

$table->string('image')->default('user.png');

Now migrate the table

php artisan migrate:refresh

Link the storage directory. Write the following command:-

php artisan storage:link

Go to resources/views/home.blade.php file, and paste below code

@extends('layouts.app')

@section('content')
<div class="container">
    <div class="row justify-content-center">
        <div class="col-md-8">
            <div class="card">
                <div class="card-header">Dashboard</div>

                <div class="card-body">
                    @if (session('status'))
                        <div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
                            {{ session('status') }}
                        </div>
                    @endif

                    You are logged in!
                </div>
                <div class="card-body">
                    <form action="{{route('home')}}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                        @csrf
                        <input type="file" name="image">
                        <input type="submit" value="Upload">
                    </form>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
@endsection

Next go to User.php file and paste below code :-

protected $fillable = [
        'name', 'email', 'password','image',
    ];

Next go to layouts/app.blade.php file and paste below code:-

@if(Auth::user()->image)
     <img class="image rounded-circle" src="{{asset('/storage/images/'.Auth::user()->image)}}" alt="profile_image" style="width: 80px;height: 80px; padding: 10px; margin: 0px; ">
@endif

Next go to app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php file

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class HomeController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('auth');
    }

    /**
     * Show the application dashboard.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable
     */
    public function index()
    {
        return view('home');
    }

    public function upload(Request $request)
    {
        if($request->hasFile('image')){
            $filename = $request->image->getClientOriginalName();
            $request->image->storeAs('images',$filename,'public');
            Auth()->user()->update(['image'=>$filename]);
        }
        return redirect()->back();
    }
}

Next go to routes/web.php file and define the route.

Route::post('/home','HomeController@upload');

And use below classed in web.php file

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Routes;
use App\User;

Now profile image saved successfully 🙏🙏