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Keep Your Laravel Controllers Clean with Form Requests
Asky MohammedSoftware Engineer
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4 min read
I just started using Form Requests in Laravel and wow — it really keeps your controllers neat! 😄
Instead of stuffing all validation logic in your controller, move it to a Form Request. It handles:
Validation rules
Authorization
Cleaner, more maintainable code
Here's a simple example of how I use it in my projects:
php
// Before: Controller with validation logic
public function store(Request $request) {
$validated = $request->validate([
'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
'content' => 'required|string',
'category_id' => 'required|exists:categories,id',
]);
// ... controller logic
}
// After: Using Form Request
public function store(StorePostRequest $request) {
// All validation is in StorePostRequest
// ... controller logic stays clean
}php
// app/Http/Requests/StorePostRequest.php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
class StorePostRequest extends FormRequest
{
public function authorize(): bool {
return auth()->check();
}
public function rules(): array {
return [
'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
'content' => 'required|string',
'category_id' => 'required|exists:categories,id',
];
}
}Start using Form Requests today and make your Laravel code cleaner and easier to maintain! 🚀
Written by Asky Mohammed
Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web development with Next.js, Laravel, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker. Building scalable software with clean architecture.
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