How to add selected item into mysql database Laravel Schema Builder? - mysql

Question

I used webpatser/laravel-countries
in my controlleer
$countries= DB::table('countries')->lists('name');
to select country list in my form i got all the country
{!! Form::select('country',$countries,null) !!}
in my schema now i have like this
$table->string('country');
i can select the country but when i submit country column blank. any idea ?

Answer 1

Edit 2:
Your insert need to look like this:
DB::table('users')->insert(
['country' => 'Canada']
);
https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/queries#inserts
Edit: if you want to submit the string of the country name then you need the string to be the key in your array. Like this:
$countries= DB::table('countries')->lists('name', 'name');
That's not typical use of a database relationship though. I'd expect the user table to have a country_id integer field that matches the id field in countries. That's what my original answer (below) covers.
Original:
You'll want the id in your $countries array. I bet right now your ids are off by one, starting at 0 instead of 1 like in your DB.
$countries= DB::table('countries')->lists('name', 'id');
There are different ways to save relations in laravel, but I actually prefer to skip that when possible and save directly to the country_id field.
{!! Form::select('country_id',$countries,null) !!}
But that depends on how your relationship is setup. And how you're saving. Show all the code!