how to validate images, videos, audios, pdfs, word, excell, and powerpoint documents all from one input file

in your form add enctype. <form id="video-work-upload-form" action="" method="POST" class="" role="form" enctype="multipart/form-data">.

i have tried your solution but not working. what does video-work-upload-form mean or do?

What is the file type that fails?

there is also something to do with the way your server is setup, I remember having to change the server settings when validating MS project manager files, so if you are trying to validate a mine type that is not common you may need to take a look on the server.

http://www.htaccess-guide.com/adding-mime-types/

if i upload any file it fails. but the mime is listed in the validation

@nana You should include file in your validation rules :

'file' => 'required|file|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,zip,pdf,ppt, pptx, xlx, xlsx,docx,doc,gif,webm,mp4,mpeg',

Documentation: file. The field under validation must be a successfully uploaded file. https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/validation#rule-file

enctype="multipart/form-data" is also important to exist in your form as @ajithlal mentioned, and also fix the spaces between mime types as @sergiu17 said.

@nana-odai you have space betweenppt, and pptx or space between pptx, and xlx - this may cause this issue you have

I am now getting this error when i upload a any file

The file must be a file.

The file must be a file of type: jpeg, png, jpg, zip, pdf, ppt, pptx, xlx, xlsx, docx, doc, gif, webm, mp4, mpeg.

I am getting below error also if i make the validation only required when on production server. ie 'file' => 'required' Unable to guess the MIME type as no guessers are available (have you enable the php_fileinfo extension?).

@nana-odai test it by using only images

'file' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg' .

If it works this way, you may have to create custom rule for this input.

And your form should include enctype="multipart/form-data" like this:

 <form method="POST" action="/test" enctype="multipart/form-data">
  @csrf
  <div class="form-group">
    <label for="file">Upload a file</label>
    <input name="file" type="file" class="form-control">
  </div>

   <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary mb-2">Submit</button>
</form>

Still gives error, i don't know what am doing wrong

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