I'm working on a web app to register members online, I'm using Laravel 8 and Bootstrap 4, I'm a beginner in Laravel. The online form has text fields, a check box, radio buttons and a drop-down select field. I know how to work on blade template, controller and model to validate and post text field data into a MySQL database (see my sample code). But I'm not sure how checkbox, radio buttons and select field work in a blade template, in a controller and in the model. I would like all data in this form to be submitted together at once to a MySQL database.
I have checked online for some help and I haven't found an answer especially for new Laravel version 8. Please help, thank you.
Register Controller
class RegisterController extends Controller
{
use RegistersUsers;
/**
* Where to redirect users after registration.
*
* @var string
*/
protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;
/**
* Create a new controller instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->middleware('guest');
}
/**
* Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
*
* @param array $data
* @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
*/
protected function validator(array $data)
{
return Validator::make($data, [
'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users'],
'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:8', 'confirmed'],
]);
}
/**
* Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
*
* @param array $data
* @return \App\Models\User
*/
protected function create(array $data)
{
return User::create([
'name' => $data['name'],
'email' => $data['email'],
'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
]);
}
}
User Model
class User extends Authenticatable
{
use HasFactory, Notifiable;
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = [
'name',
'email',
'password',
];
/**
* The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $hidden = [
'password',
'remember_token',
];
/**
* The attributes that should be cast to native types.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $casts = [
'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
];
}
Register Blade Template (Only a section of code)
<form method="POST" action="{{ route('register') }}">
@csrf
<div class="form-group row">
<div class="col-sm-4">
<label for="surname">{{ __('Surname') }}</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control @error('surname') is-invalid @enderror" id="surname" placeholder="Surname" name="surname" value="{{ old('surname') }}" required autocomplete="surname">
@error('surname')
<span class="invalid-feedback" role="alert">
<strong>{{ $message }}</strong>
</span>
@enderror
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4">
<label for="middle_name">{{ __('Middle Name') }}</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control @error('middle_name') is-invalid @enderror" id="middle_name" placeholder="Middle Name" name="middle_name" value="{{ old('middle_name') }}" required autocomplete="middle_name">
@error('middle_name')
<span class="invalid-feedback" role="alert">
<strong>{{ $message }}</strong>
</span>
@enderror
</div>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<label style="padding-right:5px;">Gender</label>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gender" id="gender_male" value="male">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gender_male">Male</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-2">
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gender" id="gender_female" value="female">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gender_female">Female</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4">
<label class="mdb-main-label">County</label>
<select class="custom-select">
<option selected>Select County</option>
<option value="mombasa">001-Mombasa</option>
<option value="kwale">002-Kwale</option>
<option value="kilifi">003-Kilifi</option>
<option value="tana_river">004-Tana River</option>
<option value="lamu">005-Lamu</option>
</select>
</div>
