Store image path in a DB

Question

I’m working on a CRUD system for inventory management, in which images for each product should be included. Every time that I try to save the path of the image in the DB this error appears:

Undefined variable: image

My controller looks like this:

public function store(Request $request)
{
    if (Auth::user('logistics')) {
        $product = $this->validate(request(), [
            'Product_Name' => 'required',
            'Amount'       => 'required|numeric',
            'MinAmount'    => 'required|numeric',
            'Status'       => 'required',
            'Supplier'     => 'required',
            'WebLink'      => 'required',
        ]);
        if ($request->hasFile('Product_Image')) {
            $image = Storage::putFile('public/pictures/LogInv/', $request->Product_Image);
        }
        $product['Product_Image'] = $image;
        $product['Employee_id'] = Auth::user()->id;
        LogisticsInv::create($product);

        return back()->with('success', 'Product has been added');
    } else {
        return view('/restricted_area');
    }
}

and my input looks like this:

<form method="post" action="{{url('loginv')}}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    {{csrf_field()}}
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-12"></div>
        <div class="form-group col-md-12">
            <label for="Product_Image">Product Image:</label>
            <input type="file" class="form-control" name="Product_Image">
        </div>
    </div>

and dd($request->all()); delivers this

array:8 [▼ "_token" => "P7m8GP4A35G1ETUosduBSWtMpJuPaNILn2WI6Al3"
"Product_Image" => "6.jpg" "Product_Name" => "asd" "Amount" => "123" "MinAmount" => "1" "Status" => "Ok" "Supplier" => "asd"
"WebLink" => "asd" ]

If your code don't enter in the if ($request->hasFile('Product_Image')) conditional $image won't be initialized. That's why you are getting that error. — namelivia
– namelivia, Commented Mar 13, 2019 at 14:04
@namelivia I tried that at the beginning, but when I put my code in the conditional, then Image is saved in the DB as NULL — matilarab
– matilarab, Commented Mar 13, 2019 at 14:13

Davit Zeynalyan · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-13 14:03:46Z

1

Change your code to

public function store(Request $request)
{
    if (Auth::user('logistics')) {
        $product = $this->validate(request(), [
            'Product_Name' => 'required',
            'Amount' => 'required|numeric',
            'MinAmount' => 'required|numeric',
            'Status' => 'required',
            'Supplier' => 'required',
            'WebLink' => 'required'
        ]);
        if ($request->hasFile('Product_Image')) {
            $image = Storage::putFile('public/pictures/LogInv/', $request->Product_Image);
            $product['Product_Image'] = $image;
        }
        $product['Employee_id'] = Auth::user()->id;
        LogisticsInv::create($product);
        return back()->with('success', 'Product has been added');
    } else {
        return view('/restricted_area');
    }
}

answered Mar 13, 2019 at 14:03

Davit Zeynalyan

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matilarab Over a year ago

The error is gone, but now the image path appears as NULL in the DB

Davit Zeynalyan Over a year ago

check $request->hasFile('Product_Image')) also show dd($request->all());

matilarab Over a year ago

dd($request->hasFile('Product_Image')); returns false

Davit Zeynalyan Over a year ago

What dd($request->all()); after upload file

Davit Zeynalyan Over a year ago

If you see "Product_Image" => "6.jpg". That mean file actually not uploaded.

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