Laravel 10: implementing Handling Multiple Form Submissions in a Single Request
I'm experimenting with I'm stuck trying to I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock... I've been working on this all day and I'm dealing with I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I'm currently working with a scenario in Laravel 10 while trying to handle multiple form submissions in a single request. I have a page where users can submit both their personal information and preferences at once. I'm using a single controller method to process these submissions, but I keep running into issues with validation and data handling. Here’s the relevant part of my form: ```html <form method="POST" action="/submit"> @csrf <div> <label for="name">Name:</label> <input type="text" id="name" name="name" required> </div> <div> <label for="email">Email:</label> <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required> </div> <div> <label for="preferences[]">Preferences:</label> <select name="preferences[]" multiple> <option value="news">Newsletter</option> <option value="updates">Product Updates</option> </select> </div> <button type="submit">Submit</button> </form> ``` I’m using the following controller method to handle the submission: ```php public function submit(Request $request) { $validatedData = $request->validate([ 'name' => 'required|string|max:255', 'email' => 'required|email', 'preferences' => 'array', 'preferences.*' => 'string', ]); // Process the data // Code to save data... } ``` However, when I submit the form, I encounter an behavior that says `The preferences must be an array.` even though I'm sending it as an array. I’ve tried debugging the request data by using `dd($request->all());` and it shows that `preferences` is indeed an array. I’ve also checked my form setup, including ensuring the `name` attribute for preferences is correctly formatted as `preferences[]`. Still, the validation fails. Is there a known scenario with handling multiple inputs like this in Laravel 10, or could I be missing something in my validation rules? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Any ideas what could be causing this? I appreciate any insights! Has anyone else encountered this? This issue appeared after updating to Php LTS. Hoping someone can shed some light on this.