<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
use App\Http\Controllers\CommentController;
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 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!
|
*/
Route::get('/', function () {
return view('welcome');
});
Route::resource('posts', PostController::class);
Route::post('comments', [CommentController::class, 'store'])->name('comments.store');
Auth::routes();
Route::get('/home', [App\Http\Controllers\HomeController::class, 'index'])->name('home');
In this Article I will share something new about how actually work a comment system with laravel 8. I will create a custom comment system in laravel 8. so how to integrate custom nested comments using relationship in laravel 8.
First of all i will exaplain previous example how to create simple authentication using laravel-ui you will learn this first follow this article laravel-8-authentication-tutorial
So, in this example I will create two tables for one is posts and another is comments using the migration command.
Here,i will give you a simple and easy example how to use implement comment system in laravel 8 in laravel simply follow my all steps.
Step 1 : Install Laravel App
In this step, You can install laravel fresh app. So open the terminal and put the bellow command.
Step 2 : Setup Database Configuration
Step 3 : Create Post and Comment Table
In this third step we have to integrate two tables using create migration for "posts" and "comments" table.
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Models\User;
class UserController extends Controller {
/**
* The application's index
*
* @var array
*/
public function index() {
$users = User::where('id', 1)->get();
$users = User::where('id', 5)->get();
$users = User::get();
return view('users', compact('users'));
}
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
class CreatePostsCommentsTable extends Migration {
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up() {
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->string('title');
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
$table->softDeletes();
});
Schema::create('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('user_id')->unsigned();
$table->integer('post_id')->unsigned();
$table->integer('parent_id')->unsigned()->nullable();
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
$table->softDeletes();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down() {
Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
Schema::dropIfExists('comments');
}
}
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Post extends Model {
use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = ['title', 'body'];
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function comments() {
return $this->hasMany(Comment::class)->whereNull('parent_id');
}
}
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Comment extends Model {
use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = ['user_id', 'post_id', 'parent_id', 'body'];
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function user() {
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function replies() {
return $this->hasMany(Comment::class, 'parent_id');
}
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
class CreatePostsCommentsTable extends Migration
{
/**
* Run the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function up()
{
Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->string('title');
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
$table->softDeletes();
});
Schema::create('comments', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->increments('id');
$table->integer('user_id')->unsigned();
$table->integer('post_id')->unsigned();
$table->integer('parent_id')->unsigned()->nullable();
$table->text('body');
$table->timestamps();
$table->softDeletes();
});
}
/**
* Reverse the migrations.
*
* @return void
*/
public function down()
{
Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
Schema::dropIfExists('comments');
}
}
php artisan migrate
composer require laravel/ui
php artisan ui bootstrap --auth
php artisan make:model Post
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Post extends Model
{
use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = ['title', 'body'];
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function comments()
{
return $this->hasMany(Comment::class)->whereNull('parent_id');
}
}
php artisan make:model Comment
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
class Comment extends Model
{
use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* @var array
*/
protected $fillable = ['user_id', 'post_id', 'parent_id', 'body'];
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function user()
{
return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
}
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function replies()
{
return $this->hasMany(Comment::class, 'parent_id');
}
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
use App\Http\Controllers\CommentController;
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 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!
|
*/
Route::resource('posts', PostController::class);
Route::post('comments', [CommentController::class, 'store'])->name('comments.store');
php artisan make:controller PostController
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Post;
use App\Models\Comment;
class PostController extends Controller
{
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function index()
{
$posts = Post::get();
return view('post.index',compact('posts'));
}
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function create()
{
return view('post.create');
}
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function store(Request $request)
{
$input = $request->all();
$request->validate([
'title' => 'required',
'body' => 'required',
]);
Post::create($input);
return redirect()->route('posts.index');
}
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function show($id)
{
$post = Post::find($id);
return view('post.show',compact('post'));
}
}
php artisan make:controller CommentController
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Models\Comment;
class CommentController extends Controller
{
/**
* Write Your Code..
*
* @return string
*/
public function store(Request $request)
{
$input = $request->all();
$request->validate([
'body'=>'required',
]);
$input['user_id'] = auth()->user()->id;
Comment::create($input);
return back();
}
}
