Laravel - Insert Records

We can insert the record using the DB facade with insert method. The syntax of insert method is as shown in the following table.

Syntax	bool insert(string $query, array $bindings = array())
Parameters	$query(string) − query to execute in database $bindings(array) − values to bind with queries
Returns	bool
Description	Run an insert statement against the database.

Example

Step 1 − Execute the below command to create a controller called StudInsertController

php artisan make:controller StudInsertController --plain

Step 2 − After the successful execution of step 1, you will receive the following output −

Step 3 − Copy the following code to file

app/Http/Controllers/StudInsertController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use DB;
use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;

class StudInsertController extends Controller {
   public function insertform() {
      return view('stud_create');
   }
	
   public function insert(Request $request) {
      $name = $request->input('stud_name');
      DB::insert('insert into student (name) values(?)',[$name]);
      echo "Record inserted successfully.<br/>";
      echo '<a href = "/insert">Click Here</a> to go back.';
   }
}

Step 4 − Create a view file called resources/views/stud_create.php and copy the following code in that file.

resources/views/stud_create.php

<html>
   <head>
      <title>Student Management | Add</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <form action = "/create" method = "post">
         <input type = "hidden" name = "_token" value = "<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>">
         <table>
            <tr>
               <td>Name</td>
               <td><input type='text' name='stud_name' /></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td colspan = '2'>
                  <input type = 'submit' value = "Add student"/>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
      </form>
      
   </body>
</html>

Step 5 − Add the following lines in app/Http/routes.php.

app/Http/routes.php

Route::get('insert','StudInsertController@insertform');
Route::post('create','StudInsertController@insert');

Step 6 − Visit the following URL to insert record in database.

http://localhost:8000/insert

Step 7 − The output will appear as shown in the following image.

laravel_working_with_database.htm