Single File Upload in Laravel Framework

Download and install the latest version of Composer from https://getcomposer.org/download/
Open Windows Terminal in Visual Studio Code install Laravel Installer with command as below:
```
composer global require laravel/installer
```
Create new folder named LearnLaravelWithRealApps. Use Visual Studio Code open to LearnLaravelWithRealApps foler. In this folder, create new project named LearnLaravelWithRealApps with command as below:
```
laravel new LearnLaravelWithRealApps
```
Run LearnLaravelWithRealApps project with command as below:
```
php artisan serve
```
Open LearnLaravelWithRealApps project with url as below:
```
http://localhost:8000
```

Create new folder named upload in public folder.

Create new PHP file named DemoController.php in app/Http/Controllers folder as below:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class DemoController extends Controller
{
	public function index()
	{
		return view('demo/index');
	}

	public function upload(Request $request)
	{
		echo 'Username: ' . $request->input('username');
		echo '<br>File Name: ' . $request->file('photo')->getClientOriginalName();
		echo '<br>File Size(byte): ' . $request->file('photo')->getSize();
		echo '<br>File Type: ' . $request->file('photo')->getClientOriginalExtension();
		$request->photo->move(public_path('upload'), request()->file('photo')->getClientOriginalName());
		return view('demo/index');
	}
}

Create new folder named demo in resources/views folder. In this folder, create new Blade file named index.blade.php as below:

<html>

	<head>
		<title>Laravel</title>
	</head>

	<body>

		<h3>Index</h3>
		<form method="post" action="{{url('/demo/upload')}}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
			@csrf
			Username <input type="text" name="username">
			<br><br>
			Photo <input type="file" name="photo">
			<br><br>
			<input type="submit" value="Upload">
		</form>

	</body>

</html>

Open web.php file in routes folder, add new routes as below:

<?php
				
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

use App\Http\Controllers\DemoController;

Route::group([], function () {
	Route::get('/', [DemoController::class, 'index']);
	Route::get('/demo', [DemoController::class, 'index']);
	Route::get('/demo/index', [DemoController::class, 'index']);
	Route::post('/demo/upload', [DemoController::class, 'upload']);
});

Access index action in Demo controller with urls as below:

http://localhost:8000
http://localhost:8000/demo
http://localhost:8000/demo/index

Output

Select a image and upload file

Output

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