liking posts

app/Http/Controllers/LikeController.php

@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Models\Post;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class LikeController extends Controller
 {
-    //
+    public function store(Request $request, Post $post)
+    {
+        // store the like
+        $post->likes()->create([
+            "user_id" => $request->user()->id
+        ]);
+
+        return back();
+    }
 }

app/Models/Like.php

@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 class Like extends Model
 {
     use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        "user_id",
+        "post_id"
+    ];
 }

app/Models/Post.php

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use App\Models\Like;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 
 class Post extends Model
 {
@@ -29,4 +30,9 @@ class Post extends Model
     {
         return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);
     }
+
+    public function likes()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(Like::class);
+    }
 }

resources/views/posts/show.blade.php

@@ -9,7 +9,22 @@
         <div class="md:w-1/2">
             <img src="{{ asset('uploads') . '/' . $post->image }}" alt="{{ $post->title }}">
 
-            <div class="p-3">
+            <div class="p-3 flex items-center gap-4">
+                @auth
+                    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('posts.likes.store', $post) }}">
+                        @csrf
+                        <div class="my-4">
+                            <button type="submit">
+                                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="1.5"
+                                    stroke="currentColor" class="size-6">
+                                    <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
+                                        d="M21 8.25c0-2.485-2.099-4.5-4.688-4.5-1.935 0-3.597 1.126-4.312 2.733-.715-1.607-2.377-2.733-4.313-2.733C5.1 3.75 3 5.765 3 8.25c0 7.22 9 12 9 12s9-4.78 9-12Z" />
+                                </svg>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+                    </form>
+                @endauth
+
                 <p>0 Likes</p>
             </div>
 

routes/web.php

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\CommentController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\ImageController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\LikeController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\LoginController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\LogoutController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
@@ -29,3 +30,6 @@ Route::delete("/posts/{post}", [PostController::class, "destroy"])->name("posts.
 Route::post("/{user:username}/posts/{post}", [CommentController::class, "store"])->name("comment.store");
 
 Route::post("/images", [ImageController::class, "store"])->name("images.store");
+
+// likes
+Route::post("/posts/{post}/likes", [LikeController::class, "store"])->name("posts.likes.store");