Generating QR codes in a Laravel application can be easily accomplished using the Simple Qrcode package.
Step 1: Install Simple Qrcode
You can install the Simple Qrcode package via Composer. Run the following command in your terminal:
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composer require simple-qrcode/simple-qrcode |
Step 2: Configure the Service Provider (Optional)
If you are using Laravel 5.5 or later, the package will automatically register itself. If you’re using an earlier version, you need to manually add the service provider to the config/app.php
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'providers' => [ // Other Service Providers SimpleQrcode\SimpleQrcodeServiceProvider::class, ], |
Step 3: Create a Controller
Create a controller that will handle the QR code generation. You can do this with the following command:
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php artisan make:controller QrCodeController |
Step 4: Generate QR Code in the Controller
In the newly created QrCodeController
, you can add a method to generate the QR code. Below is an example:
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<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers; use Illuminate\Http\Request; use SimpleQrcode\SimpleQrcode; class QrCodeController extends Controller { public function generateQRCode(Request $request) { // Generate QR code $qrCode = SimpleQrcode::size(300)->generate($request->input('data')); // Return the QR code as a response return response($qrCode)->header('Content-type', 'image/png'); } } |
Step 5: Define a Route
Now, define a route in routes/web.php
to access the QR code generation method:
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use App\Http\Controllers\QrCodeController; Route::get('/generate-qr-code', [QrCodeController::class, 'generateQRCode'])->name('generate.qr.code'); |
Step 6: Testing the QR Code Generation
- Start your Laravel development server:
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php artisan serve |
- Visit
http://localhost:8000/generate-qr-code?data=YourDataHere
in your browser, replacingYourDataHere
with the data you want to encode in the QR code. - You should see the generated QR code as a PNG image in your browser.
Step 7: Displaying QR Code in a View
If you want to display the QR code within a Blade view, you can modify your approach slightly. Create a new view for generating and displaying the QR code.
- Create a view file at
resources/views/qrcode.blade.php
:
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Generate QR Code</title> </head> <body> <h1>Generate QR Code</h1> <form action="{{ route('generate.qr.code') }}" method="GET"> <input type="text" name="data" placeholder="Enter data" required> <button type="submit">Generate QR Code</button> </form> @if(request()->has('data')) <h2>Your QR Code:</h2> <img src="{{ route('generate.qr.code', ['data' => request('data')]) }}" alt="QR Code"> @endif </body> </html> |
- Create a route to display the form in
routes/web.php
:
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Route::get('/qr-code', function () { return view('qrcode'); })->name('qr.code'); |
Step 8: Testing the QR Code Display
Visit http://localhost:8000/qr-code
in your browser. Enter some data into the form and submit it to generate and display the QR code.
Summary
You’ve successfully set up QR code generation in your Laravel application using the Simple Qrcode package! Here’s a recap of the steps:
- Install Simple Qrcode via Composer.
- Create a controller to handle QR code generation.
- Define routes for generating and displaying QR codes.
- Test the QR code generation by visiting the defined route.
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