Managing product galleries one image at a time.

THE WORK

The project.

This Laravel coursework gives each product a gallery whose images can be added and removed individually. The upload controller validates each file's type and size, passes accepted files to the upload helper and stores each returned path in a row linked to the product. Keeping images separate from the product record makes gallery editing explicit, including the file operations that accompany a database change.

IMPLEMENTATION

Design choices.

1. One row per image supports multiple gallery entries and individual removal without expanding the product table with numbered image columns.
2. Validation runs before the upload helper, so rejected types and oversized files don't enter that processing path.
3. Files and rows don't share a transaction. If an upload succeeds but its row can't be saved, or a deletion stops halfway through, the flow needs an explicit cleanup or recovery rule.

HOW IT FITS TOGETHER

Architecture.

• Resource routes separate product editing from taxonomy and gallery administration. The gallery page resolves its product and uses Blade and DataTables to display the associated image records.
• The gallery controller validates uploaded images before calling the multi-image helper. It then creates one gallery row for each returned path, linking every row to the selected product.
• Removing a gallery item calls the file deletion helper before deleting its database row. Those are two distinct effects, even though the interface presents them as one action.

ACCESS & INPUT

Security controls.

• The upload path checks individual image types and limits their size before the helper processes them. Product and image access checks still need a separate review.

CHECKS & RESULTS

What was checked.

A source review shows what the code does. It is not a fresh test of the running app.

1. Code and development records reviewedReviewed11 September 2026

   The code, tests and available development records were checked. Reported test results keep their original scope. No fresh app or live deployment check was run for this write-up.

   Scope of this check

   Code review, not a fresh run of the app