File Upload with Spatie Media Library

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Now, let's add a file upload field to the Tasks CRUD.

Prepare Back-End: Spatie Media Library

Let's install a well-known package spatie/laravel-medialibrary to handle the file data.

composer require "spatie/laravel-medialibrary"

Then, according to its documentation, we need to publish and run migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaLibraryServiceProvider" --tag="medialibrary-migrations"
php artisan migrate

Finally, we add the appropriate Traits to the Task Model file.

app/Models/Task.php:

use Spatie\MediaLibrary\HasMedia; 
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\InteractsWithMedia; 
 
// ...
 
class Task extends Model 
class Task extends Model implements HasMedia 
{
    use HasFactory;
    use InteractsWithMedia; 
 
    // ...

Ok, the package installation/configuration is ready. Let's dive into the forms.

File Upload in Create Form: Front-End

This time, let's start with the front end. In create page we will add input with a type of file.

resources/views/livewire/tasks/create.blade.php:

<section class="max-w-5xl">
    <form wire:submit="save" class="flex flex-col gap-6">
        <flux:input
            wire:model="name"
            :label="__('Task Name')"
            required
            badge="required"
        />
 
        <flux:input
            wire:model="due_date"
            type="date"
            :label="__('Due Date')"
        />
 
        <flux:input 
            wire:model="media"
            type="file"
            :label="__('Media')"
        /> 
 
        <div>
            <flux:button variant="primary" type="submit">{{ __('Save') }}</flux:button>
        </div>
    </form>
</section>

Here's the visual result:

Now, what happens after we submit the form?

Submit the Create Form: Back-End

We need to modify the Livewire component. To enable file uploading, first, the...