Laravel 8 Ajax Image Upload with Preview Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn about the Laravel 8 Ajax Image Upload with Preview Tutorial and its application with practical example.

In this Laravel 8 Ajax Image Upload with Preview Tutorial I’ll show you how to upload image using ajax with preview in laravel 8. I will also show you how to upload image using jQuery and ajax and display preview without reloading of page.

Laravel 8 Ajax Image Upload with Preview Tutorial

In this step by step ajax image upload with preview in laravel 8 tutorial you will learn to upload image with preview using jQuery and ajax in laravel 8. In this example I’ll share the process to upload image with preview using ajax in laravel 8. Please following steps given below:

  • Download Laravel 8 Application
  • Database Configuration
  • Build Model & Migration
  • Create Routes
  • Generate Controller By Artisan Command
  • Create Ajax Image Upload Form
  • Create Images Directory inside Storage/app/public
  • Run Development Server

Install Laravel 8

First of all we need to create a fresh laravel project, download and install Laravel 8 using the below command

Configure Database In .env file

Now, lets create a MySQL database and connect it with laravel application. After creating database we need to set database credential in application’s .env file.

.env

Create Model & Migration

Now, we have to define table schema for photos table. Open terminal and let’s run the following command to generate a migration along with model file to create photos table in our database.

Once this command is executed you will find a migration file created under “database/migrations”. lets open migration file and put following code in it –

Now, run following command to migrate database schema.

After, the migration executed successfully the photos table will be created in database.

Create Routes

After this, we need to add following routes in “routes/web.php” file along with a resource route. Lets open “routes/web.php” file and add following route.

routes/web.php

Create Controller By Artisan Command

Now, lets create a controller for simple image uploading. Create a controller named AjaxUploadController using command given below –

Once the above command executed, it will create a controller file AjaxUploadController.php in app/Http/Controllers/ directory. Open the AjaxUploadController.php file and put the following code in it.

app/Http/Controllers/AjaxUploadController.php

Note:- Before uploading any file make sure you have created following directory in the storage/app/public folder called images.

Create Ajax Image Upload Form

In this step, we will create view/blade file to generate and display Image Upload Form. Lets create a blade file “image-upload-preview-form.blade.php” in “resources/views/” directory and put the following code in it respectively.

resources/views/image-upload-preview-form.blade.php

Create Images Directory inside Storage/app/public

Before uploading any file make sure you have created following directory in the storage/app/public folder called images.

Run Development Server

Now we are ready to run our example so lets start the development server using following artisan command –

Now, open the following URL in browser to see the output –

In this tutorial we have learn about the Laravel 8 Ajax Image Upload with Preview Tutorial and its application with practical example. I hope you will like this tutorial.