I'm trying to upload my image to my database(MySQL) but it whenever it is saved it in the my table's column it is saved as an array string. Is there a way to remove the ["file.jpg"]whenever i pull the data?
I followed this tutorial for most of the codes Tutorial
Controller
if($request->hasfile('filename'))
{
foreach($request->file('filename') as $image)
{
$name = $image->getClientOriginalName();
$image->move(public_path().'/images/', $name);
$data[] = $name;
}
$project->filename = json_encode($data);
}
HTML
<input type="file" id="file" name="filename[]" class="custom-file-input">
If im not mistaken the reason it is in an array is because of name="filename[]" and it is converted to a string because of the use of json_encode() . I have tried removing [] but it will give me and error of Undefined variable: data. Anyone able to help? Thanks
Do you want to upload a single image or multiple images? If you stick to multiple images, than you need to decode your json string once you retrieve it by using json_decode. If you want to keep only one image than you can get rid of the filename[] and use just filename and store the path to the single image as a string value.
@Nakov i want to upload only one picture but when i change it into filename it gives me the error Undefined variable: data
SOLUTION
if($request->hasfile('filename'))
{
$imageName = $request->file('filename');
$name = $imageName->getClientOriginalName();
$imageName->move(public_path().'/images/', $name);
$project->filename = $name;
}else{
dd($request->hasfile('filename'));
}
HTML
<form action="{{ route('project.store') }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" id="file" name="filename" class="custom-file-input">
</form>
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