Laravel digital signature pad example tutorial. Here, you will learn how to implement a digital signature pad with form in laravel.

And this tutorial will use laravel form and keith-wood jquery ui signature pad library for implement digital signature pad with forms in laravel app.

This tutorial will completely guide you on how to implement digital signature pad with laravel forms. And how to store digital signatures in database and folder.

The kenth-wood jquery UI signature pad library make it easy to implement digital signature pad in PHP laravel and other frameworks.

Note that, This laravel signature pad implementation tutorial also works with laravel different version like 7.x, 6, 5, 5.5 etc.

Laravel Signature Pad Example From Scratch

Let’s follow the below steps and implement signature pad app in laravel from scratch:

• Step 1: Install Laravel New App
• Step 2: Connect Database To App
• Step 3: Create One Model and Migration
• Step 4: Add Routes For digital Signature Pad
• Step 5: Create Controller by Artisan Command
• Step 6: Create Blade View
• Step 7: Make Upload Directory
• Step 8: Start Development Server

Step 1: Install Laravel New App

First of all, open your terminal and command prompt and run the following command to install or download new laravel setup for signature pad app:

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel blog

Step 2: Connect Database To App

Now, navigate to your download laravel signature pad app root directory. And open .env file. Then add your database details like below:

 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

Step 3: Create Model and Migration

In this step, you need to create migration and model files. So run the following command to create migration and model files:

php artisan make:model Signature -m

This command will create one model name Signature.php and one migration file name create_signatures_table.php.

Now, navigate to database/migrations directory and open create_signatures_table.php file in text editor. Then add the following code into your create_signatures_table.php file:

<?php

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

class CreateSignaturesTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('signatures', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('name');
            $table->string('signature');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('signatures');
    }
}

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