Image Upload and associating an image to a post

add_image_to_post_table

<?php

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class AddImageToPosts extends Migration {

	/**
	 * Run the migrations.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function up()
	{
		Schema::table('posts', function(Blueprint $table)
		{
			$table->string('image')->nullable();
		});
	}

	/**
	 * Reverse the migrations.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function down()
	{
		Schema::table('posts', function(Blueprint $table)
		{
			$table->dropColumn('image');
		});
	}

}

create.blade.php

@extends('layouts.master')

@section('page-head')
    <h1 class="page-header">Create a New Post</h1>
@stop

@section('content')
    // Need to add 'files' => true to the attributes array on Form::open
    
    {{ Form::open(array('action' => 'PostsController@store', 'files' => true, 'class' => 'form-horizontal')) }}

    {{ Form::label('title', 'Post Title', array('class' => 'col-sm-2 control-label')) }}
    {{ Form::text('title', Input::old('title'), array('class' => 'form-control')) }}
        
    {{ Form::label('body', 'Post Body', array('class' => 'col-sm-2 control-label')) }}
    {{ Form::textarea('body', Input::old('body'), array('rows' => '10', 'class' => 'form-control')) }}

    {{ Form::label('image','File', array('class'=>'col-sm-2 control-label')) }}

    {{ Form::file('image','',array('class'=>'form-control')) }}

    {{ Form::close() }}
@stop

PostsController@store

    public function store()
    {
        $validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), Post::$rules);

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            Session::flash('errorMessage', 'Failed to save post!');

            return Redirect::back()->withInput()->withErrors($validator);
        } else {
            $post = new Post();
            $post->user_id = Auth::id();
    
            if (Input::hasFile('image')) {
                $file = Input::file('image');
                $destination_path = public_path() . '/img/';
                $filename = str_random(6) . '_' . $file->getClientOriginalName();
                $uploadSuccess = $file->move($destination_path, $filename);
                $post->image = '/img/' . $filename;
            }
    
                $post->title = Input::get('title');
                $post->body  = Input::get('body');
                $post->save();
    
                Session::flash('successMessage', 'Post saved!');
    
                return Redirect::action('PostsController@show', $post->id);
        }
    }

show.blade.php

// <img src="{{{ $post->image }}}"> is what we want to add into the post

@extends('layouts.master')

@section('top-script')
    <style type="text/css">
        article > header {
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
    </style>
@stop

@section('content')
    <article>
        <header>
            <h1>{{{ $post->title }}}</h1>
            <small class="text-muted">posted by {{{ $post->user->first_name }}} {{{ $post->user->last_name }}} {{{ $post->updated_at->diffForHumans() }}}</small>
        </header>
        <p>{{{ $post->body }}}</p>
        <img src="{{{ $post->image }}}">
    </article>
    {{ Form::open(array('action' => ['PostsController@destroy', $post->id], 'method' => 'delete', 'id' => 'delete-form')) }}
        {{ link_to_action('PostsController@index', 'Back', [], array('class' => 'btn btn-link btn-sm')) }}

        @if (Auth::check())
            {{ link_to_action('PostsController@edit', 'Edit this Post', $post->id, array('class' => 'btn btn-link btn-sm')) }}

            {{ Form::submit('Delete Post', array('class' => 'btn btn-danger btn-sm')) }}
        @endif
    {{ Form::close() }}
@stop

@section('bottom-script')
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $("#delete-form").submit(function(event) {
            if (!confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this post?')) {
                event.preventDefault();
            }
        });
    </script>
@stop