Laravel 8 livewire select2 example. In this tutorial, you will learn how to implement the livewire select2 dropdown in laravel 8 app.
This tutorial will help you step by step on how to implement the livewire select2 dropdown in laravel 8 app.
Laravel 8 Livewire Select2 Dropdown Example
- Step 1: Install Laravel 8 App
 - Step 2: Add Database Detail
 - Step 3: Install Livewire Package
 - Step 4: Create Select2 Component using Artisan
 - Step 5: Add Route For Livewire Select2
 - Step 6: Create View File
 - Step 7: Run Development Server
 
Step 1: Install Laravel 8 App
First of all, Open your terminal OR command prompt and run following command to install laravel fresh app for laravel livewire file upload app:
composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog
Step 2: Add Database Detail
In this step, Add database credentials in the .env file. So open your project root directory and find .env file. Then add database detail in .env file:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=here your database name here DB_USERNAME=here database username here DB_PASSWORD=here database password here
Now, open your command prompt and run the following command to create the table into your database:
php artisan migrate
Step 3: Install Livewire Package
In this step, you need to install livewire package to your laravel project using the following command:
composer require livewire/livewire
Step 4: Create Select2 Component using Artisan
In this step, create the livewire components for creating a livewire select2 dropdown component using the following command. So Open your cmd and run the following command:
php artisan make:livewire select2
This command will create the following components on the following path:
app/Http/Livewire/Select2.php resources/views/livewire/select2.blade.php
Now, Navigate to app/Http/Livewire folder and open Select2.php file. Then add the following code into your Select2.php file:
<?php
  
namespace App\Http\Livewire;
  
use Livewire\Component;
  
class Select2 extends Component
{
    public $selCity = '';
    public $cities = [
        'Rajkot',
        'Surat',
        'Baroda',
    ]; 
   
    /**
     * Write code on Method
     *
     * @return response()
     */
    public function render()
    {
        return view('livewire.select2')->extends('layouts.app');
    }
}
After that, Navigate to resources/views/livewire folder and open select2.blade.php file. Then add the following code into your select2.blade.php file:
<div>
    <h1>Laravel 8 Livewire Select2 Example - Tutsmake.com</h1>
    <strong>Select2 Dropdown: {{ $selCity }}</strong>
    <div wire:ignore>
        <select class="form-control" id="select2" >
            <option value="">-- Select City --</option>
            @foreach($cities as $city)
                <option value="{{ $city }}">{{ $city }}</option>
            @endforeach
        </select>
    </div>
</div>
  
@push('scripts')
<script>
    $(document).ready(function() {
        $('#select2').select2();
        $('#select2').on('change', function (e) {
            var data = $('#select2').select2("val");
            @this.set('selCity', data);
        });
    });
</script>
@endpush
Step 5: Add Route For Livewire Select2
In this step, Navigate to routes folder and open web.php. Then add the following routes into your web.php file:
<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
use App\Http\Livewire\Select2;
  
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 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('select2', Select2::class);
Step 6: Create View File
In this step, navigate to resources/views/livewire folder and create one blade view files that name app.blade.php file. Then add the following code into your app.blade.php file:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Laravel Livewire Example - Tutsmake.com</title>
    @livewireStyles
    <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css">
    <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/select2.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/js/select2.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    
<div class="container">
    @yield('content')
</div>
    
</body>
  
@livewireScripts
@stack('scripts')
</html>
Step 7: Run Development Server
Finally, you need to run the following PHP artisan serve command to start your laravel livewire upload file app:
php artisan serve
If you want to run the project diffrent port so use this below command
php artisan serve --port=8080
Now, you are ready to run laravel 8 livewire select2 app. So open your browser and hit the following URL into your browser:
localhost:8000/select2
