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A simple and developer-friendly helper for image upload, update, and delete in Laravel 12+, created by [Softrang](https://softrang.com).

• Upload images with optional resize (width & height)
• Update images (automatically deletes old image)
• Delete images safely from the public folder
• Optimize image quality and size (target 15–30 KB)
• Support for JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP formats

1️⃣ Install via Composer

composer require softrang/image-helper

2️⃣ Upload Image

Upload an image with optional width and height. The function automatically resizes and optimizes the image.

$path = upload_image($request->file('image'), 'products', [
    'width' => 300,  // Optional: Resize width
    'height' => 300, // Optional: Resize height
]);

// Save path to your database
Product::create([
    'name' => $request->name,
    'image' => $path
]);          

3️⃣ Update Image

Update an image. This function automatically deletes the old image from the public folder and uploads the new one with optional resize.

$path = update_image($request->file('image'), $request->old_image, 'products', [
    'width' => 300,  // Optional: Resize width
    'height' => 300, // Optional: Resize height
]);

// Update your database with new path
$product->update([
    'image' => $path
]);

4️⃣ Delete Image

$image = $request->image; // Get image path from database
delete_image($image);

5️⃣ Supported Image Formats

• jpg / jpeg
• png (supports transparency)
• gif
• webp (supports transparency)

6️⃣ Features

• ✅ Resize Images with optional width & height
• ✅ Quality Optimization to keep images between 15–30 KB
• ✅ Transparency Support for PNG & WebP
• ✅ Auto Delete Old Image on update
• ✅ Easy to Integrate in Laravel 12+ projects
• ✅ Standalone: No external packages required

7️⃣ Example Controller

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class ProductController extends Controller
{
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $path = upload_image($request->file('image'), 'products', [
            'width' => 300,
            'height' => 300
        ]);

        return response()->json(['uploaded' => $path]);
    }

    public function update(Request $request)
    {
        $path = update_image($request->file('image'), $request->old_image, 'products', [
            'width' => 300,
            'height' => 300
        ]);

        return response()->json(['updated' => $path]);
    }

    public function destroy(Request $request)
    {
        delete_image($request->image);

        return response()->json(['deleted' => true]);
    }
}

8️⃣ Notes

• Automatically creates directories if they don’t exist
• Optimized for performance and small file size
• Easy to customize allowed file types

9️⃣ License

MIT License – free to use, modify, and distribute.

1️⃣0️⃣ How to Display the Image

After storing the image path in your database, you can display it in Blade like this:

@php
    $image = $request->image; // or from your database column
@endphp

<img src="{{ asset($image) }}" alt="Uploaded Image">

Note:

• If your images are stored inside public/uploads, and your database stores 'uploads/filename.jpg', then asset($image) will generate the correct URL.
• If your images are stored inside subdirectories of public/uploads (like public/uploads/subfolder/filename.jpg), and your database does not store the full path, then asset($image) may not generate the correct URL.
• Do not prepend 'uploads/' again if your database path already contains it.