Image upload validation

Shouldn't you add

'sometimes|required|... 

?

$request->validate([
    'name' => 'required',
    'images' => 'sometimes|required|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg',
]);

Thanks for the reply @ericzwart and @michaloravec i have changed my validation as you have advised but still if i dont select an image i still geting the validation error message " The images must be a file of type: jpeg, png, jpg, gif, svg."

$request->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'images' => 'sometimes|required|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg',
        ]);

This is what i ave if I dd mar request:

array:2 [
  "name" => null
  "images" => "null"
]

I think you're looking for nullable. https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/validation#a-note-on-optional-fields

So, 'images' => 'nullable|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg',

Sometimes only works when the variable is not part of the request array, in your case it's there but null.

Can you post what do you have in view?

Define it in your controller not to store it if there is no image. see: https://laracasts.com/series/laravel-6-from-scratch/episodes/65?autoplay=true at about 1:35

Propably like this, it;s almost what did you have before, just nullable is before sometimes.

$request->validate([
    'name' => 'required',
    'images' => 'nullable|sometimes|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg',
]);

This was the only way how I was able to sort this out.

        if($request->images === "null"){
            $request->validate([
                'name' => 'required',
                'visible' => 'required',
            ]); 
        }else{
            $request->validate([
                'name' => 'required',
                'visible' => 'required',
                'images' => 'required|image|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,gif,svg',
            ]);  
        }