How to Check If Request Has File in Laravel?

Hey Developer,

In this tutorial, you will learn how to check if request has file in laravel. you will learn laravel check request has file. If you have a question about laravel check if request is file then I will give a simple example with a solution. you can understand a concept of laravel hasFile example.

You can use this example with laravel 6, laravel 7, laravel 8, laravel 9, laravel 10 and laravel 11 versions.

Sometimes, we need to check request input file object is empty or not in laravel. If you require too, then we can you hasFile() method of request object. we can check request has file or not in laravel controller. so let's see the simple example code.

Example:

<?php
   
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
  
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
  
class PostController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Write code on Method
     *
     * @return response()
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required',
            'photo' => 'required',
        ]);
 
        if ($request->hasFile('photo')) {
            dd($request->photo);
        }
    }
}

I hope it can help you...