I'm trying to store data from a form in Laravel, but it doesn't work. The page will redirect to itself, without status message and without storing the data.
resources/views/pages/contact.blade.php
<form action="/contact" class="flex flex-col space-y-8 p-5">
@csrf
<div class="flex flex-col space-y-8 md:flex-row md:space-y-0 md:space-x-5">
<div class="relative">
<label for="text">Full Name</label>
<input type="text" id="fullName" placeholder="John Doe" />
</div>
<div class="relative">
<label for="email">E-mail</label>
<input type="email" id="email" placeholder="email@example.com" required />
</div>
</div>
<div class="relative">
<label for="text">Phone Number</label>
<input type="text" id="phoneNumber" placeholder="(123) 456-7890" />
</div>
<div class="relative">
<label for="textarea">Message</label>
<textarea type="textarea" id="message" rows="6" placeholder="Message" required></textarea>
</div>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
@if(session('status'))
<div>
{{ session('status') }}
</div>
@endif
</form>
routes/web.php
Route::controller(ContactController::class)->group(function () {
Route::get('/contact', 'create');
Route::post('/contact', 'store');
});
app/Http/Controllers/ContactController.php
/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @param \App\Http\Requests\StoreContactRequest $request
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function store(StoreContactRequest $request)
{
$contact = new Contact;
$contact->fullName = $request->fullName;
$contact->email = $request->email;
$contact->phoneNumber = $request->phoneNumber;
$contact->message = $request->message;
$contact->save();
return redirect('pages.contact')->with('status', 'Message sent!');
}
app/Models/Contact.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Models\Contact;
use App\Http\Requests\StoreContactRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateContactRequest;
class ContactController extends Controller
{
/**
* Show the form for creating a new resource.
*
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function create()
{
return view('pages.contact');
}
/**
* Store a newly created resource in storage.
*
* @param \App\Http\Requests\StoreContactRequest $request
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function store(StoreContactRequest $request)
{
$contact = new Contact;
$contact->fullName = $request->fullName;
$contact->email = $request->email;
$contact->phoneNumber = $request->phoneNumber;
$contact->message = $request->message;
$contact->save();
return redirect('pages.contact')->with('status', 'Message sent!');
}
}
And my migration file
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
return new class extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('contacts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->id();
$table->timestamps();
$table->string('full-name');
$table->string('e-mail');
$table->string('phone-number');
$table->string('message');
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::dropIfExists('contacts');
}
};
I'm pretty sure I followed every step as best as I could, but somehow it still doesn't work. Thanks for your hindsight!
