Requests & Input
Basic Input
You may access all user input with a few simple methods. You do not need to worry about the HTTP verb used for the request, as input is accessed in the same way for all verbs.
Retrieving An Input Value
1$name = Input::get('name');Retrieving A Default Value If The Input Value Is Absent
1$name = Input::get('name', 'Sally');Determining If An Input Value Is Present
1if (Input::has('name'))2{3 //4}Getting All Input For The Request
1$input = Input::all();Getting Only Some Of The Request Input
1$input = Input::only('username', 'password');2 3$input = Input::except('credit_card');When working on forms with "array" inputs, you may use dot notation to access the arrays:
1$input = Input::get('products.0.name'); Some JavaScript libraries such as Backbone may send input to the application as JSON. You may access this data via Input::get like normal.
Cookies
All cookies created by the Laravel framework are encrypted and signed with an authentication code, meaning they will be considered invalid if they have been changed by the client.
Retrieving A Cookie Value
1$value = Cookie::get('name');Attaching A New Cookie To A Response
1$response = Response::make('Hello World');2 3$response->withCookie(Cookie::make('name', 'value', $minutes));Queueing A Cookie For The Next Response
If you would like to set a cookie before a response has been created, use the Cookie::queue() method. The cookie will automatically be attached to the final response from your application.
1Cookie::queue($name, $value, $minutes);Creating A Cookie That Lasts Forever
1$cookie = Cookie::forever('name', 'value');Old Input
You may need to keep input from one request until the next request. For example, you may need to re-populate a form after checking it for validation errors.
Flashing Input To The Session
1Input::flash();Flashing Only Some Input To The Session
1Input::flashOnly('username', 'email');2 3Input::flashExcept('password');Since you often will want to flash input in association with a redirect to the previous page, you may easily chain input flashing onto a redirect.
1return Redirect::to('form')->withInput();2 3return Redirect::to('form')->withInput(Input::except('password'));You may flash other data across requests using the Session class.
Retrieving Old Data
1Input::old('username');Files
Retrieving An Uploaded File
1$file = Input::file('photo');Determining If A File Was Uploaded
1if (Input::hasFile('photo'))2{3 //4}The object returned by the file method is an instance of the Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile class, which extends the PHP SplFileInfo class and provides a variety of methods for interacting with the file.
Determining If An Uploaded File Is Valid
1if (Input::file('photo')->isValid())2{3 //4}Moving An Uploaded File
1Input::file('photo')->move($destinationPath);2 3Input::file('photo')->move($destinationPath, $fileName);Retrieving The Path To An Uploaded File
1$path = Input::file('photo')->getRealPath();Retrieving The Original Name Of An Uploaded File
1$name = Input::file('photo')->getClientOriginalName();Retrieving The Extension Of An Uploaded File
1$extension = Input::file('photo')->getClientOriginalExtension();Retrieving The Size Of An Uploaded File
1$size = Input::file('photo')->getSize();Retrieving The MIME Type Of An Uploaded File
1$mime = Input::file('photo')->getMimeType();Request Information
The Request class provides many methods for examining the HTTP request for your application and extends the Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request class. Here are some of the highlights.
Retrieving The Request URI
1$uri = Request::path();Retrieving The Request Method
1$method = Request::method();2 3if (Request::isMethod('post'))4{5 //6}Determining If The Request Path Matches A Pattern
1if (Request::is('admin/*'))2{3 //4}Get The Request URL
1$url = Request::url();Retrieve A Request URI Segment
1$segment = Request::segment(1);Retrieving A Request Header
1$value = Request::header('Content-Type');Retrieving Values From $_SERVER
1$value = Request::server('PATH_INFO');Determining If The Request Is Over HTTPS
1if (Request::secure())2{3 //4}Determine If The Request Is Using AJAX
1if (Request::ajax())2{3 //4}Determine If The Request Has JSON Content Type
1if (Request::isJson())2{3 //4}Determine If The Request Is Asking For JSON
1if (Request::wantsJson())2{3 //4}Checking The Requested Response Format
The Request::format method will return the requested response format based on the HTTP Accept header:
1if (Request::format() == 'json')2{3 //4}