Convert & resize all images inside public folder into webp format in Laravel 10

08-Nov-2023

Hello developers in this tutorial we will discuss about how to Convert Image into Webp format and create a downloadable link

S.no	Contents-topics
1	Install Intervention Image
2	Add into Providers and alias
3	Create and setup ImageController
4	Setup route file
5	Convert image into Webp format

1:Install Intervention Image

For converting images into Webp format usnig laravel we need to install a package intervention Image with the help of composer copy the below command and paste it in the terminal
code for image package : Copy

composer require intervention/image

2:Add into Providers and alias

For setting up PDF in laravel go to config/app.php register pdf provider and alias in app.php file
Copy for creating artisan commandCopy

'providers' => [

/* Application Service Providers */

Intervention\Image\ImageServiceProvider::class,

'aliases' => Facade::defaultAliases()->merge([

'Image' => Intervention\Image\Facades\Image::class,

])->toArray(),

Also read: SEND PUSH NOTIFICATION BY USING GOOGLE FIREBASE CONSOLE WITH LARAVEL 10.

3:Create and setup ImageController

Now for setting controller create a controller ImageCotroller

php artisan make:controlle ImageController

Copy the given below code
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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use Intervention\Image\Facades\Image;

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;

class ImageController extends Controller

{

public function convertToWebP()

{

$imageDirectory = public_path('images'); // Replace with the actual directory path where the images are located

// Get all files from the image directory

$files = File::files($imageDirectory);

// Loop through each file

foreach ($files as $file) {

$filePath = $file->getPathname();

// Convert only if it's an image file (you can modify this condition based on your requirements)

if (File::isFile($filePath) && in_array(strtolower($file->getExtension()), ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png'])) {

// Load the image using Intervention Image

$image = Image::make($filePath);

// Convert the image to WebP format with 75% quality

$webpImagePath = $filePath . '.webp';

$image->encode('webp', 75)->resize(200, 250)->save($webpImagePath);

// Optionally, you can delete the original image

// File::delete($filePath);

}

return "Images converted to WebP format.";

}

4:Setup route file

Building new routes for converting image
code : Copy

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

use App\Http\Controllers\ImageController;

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Web Routes

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These

| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which

| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!

Route::get('convertImage', [ImageController::class, 'convertToWebP']);

5:Convert image into Webp format

php artisan serve

http://127.0.0.1:8000/convertImage

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