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# Laravel 6 Create Custom Helper Function, composer dump-autoload (ok)

C:\xampp\htdocs\reset\composer.json

```
"autoload": {
        "files": [
            "app/helpers.php"
        ]
    },
```

C:\xampp\htdocs\reset\app\helpers.php

```
<?php
function productImagePath($image_name) {
  return public_path('images/products/' . $image_name);
}
function changeDateFormate($date, $date_format) {
  return \Carbon\Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date)->format($date_format);
}
?>
```

C:\xampp\htdocs\reset\routes\web.php

```
<?php
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
 */
use App\Http\Controllers\HomeController;
Route::get('/', function () {
  dd('Welcome to simple user route file.');
});
Auth::routes();
Route::get('/home', [App\Http\Controllers\HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home');
Route::get('helper', function () {
  $imageName = 'example.png';
  $fullpath  = productImagePath($imageName);
  dd($fullpath);
});
Route::get('helper2', function () {
  $newDateFormat = changeDateFormate(date('Y-m-d'), 'm/d/Y');
  dd($newDateFormat);
});
```

## Laravel 6 Create Custom Helper Function

By Hardik Savani October 18, 2019 Category : Laravel![](https://a.vdo.ai/core/assets/img/cross.svg)PauseUnmuteLoaded: 2.29%Fullscreen[![VDO.AI](https://a.vdo.ai/core/assets/img/logo.svg)](https://vdo.ai/?utm_medium=video\&utm_term=itsolutionstuff.com\&utm_source=vdoai_logo)In this tutorial, i will guide you how to create custom helper file in laravel 6. i will give you step by step instruction of how to create custom helper function in laravel 6 application.

we know laravel 6 also provide helper function for array, url, route, path etc. But not all function provided that we require. maybe some basic helper function like date format in our project. it is many time require. so i think it's better we create our helper function use everywhere same code.

So let's create helpers file in laravel 6 by using following steps.

Now if you want to add custom helper functions in your website or project directory then you have to follow just three step and use it.

![](https://www.itsolutionstuff.com/upload/laravel-6-custom-helper.png)

**Step 1: Create helpers.php File**

In this step, you need to create app/helpers.php in your laravel project and put the following code in that file:

app/helpers.php

```
<?php  function changeDateFormate($date,$date_format){    return \Carbon\Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date)->format($date_format);    }   function productImagePath($image_name){    return public_path('images/products/'.$image_name);}
```

**Step 2: Add File Path In composer.json File**

In this step, you have to put path of helpers file,so basically open composer.json file and put following code in that file:

composer.json

```
"autoload": {    "classmap": [        ...    ],    "psr-4": {        "App\\": "app/"    },    "files": [        "app/helpers.php"    ]},
```

Read Also: [Laravel 6 CRUD Application Tutorial](https://www.itsolutionstuff.com/post/laravel-6-crud-application-tutorialexample.html)

**Step 3: Run Command**

this is the last step, you should just run following command:

```
composer dump-autoload
```

Ok, now at last you can use your custom helper functions like changeDateFormate() and productImagePath(), i am going to give you example how to use custom helper functions:

**Example 1**

```
$imageName = 'example.png';$fullpath = productImagePath($imageName);print_r($fullpath);
```

**Example 2**

Read Also: [Laravel 7/6 REST API with Passport Tutorial](https://www.itsolutionstuff.com/post/laravel-6-rest-api-with-passport-tutorialexample.html)

```
{{ changeDateFormate(date('Y-m-d'),'m/d/Y')  }}
```

I hope it can help you...
