Welcome back to the Laravel E-Commerce Project Tutorial! In this video, we will learn about deleting a category.

Creating a New Function in AdminController

So, let's see how we can delete the category. Go to the Admin Controller and create a new function:

public function delete_category($id)
{
    $category = Category::find($id);
    if (File::exists(public_path('uploads/categories').'/'.$category->image)) {
        File::delete(public_path('uploads/categories').'/'.$category->image);
    }
    $category->delete();
    return redirect()->route('admin.categories')->with('status','Record has been deleted successfully !');
}

Creating the Route

Now, create a route for this. So, go to the web.php file and create a new route here:

Route::delete('/admin/category/{id}/delete',[AdminController::class,'delete_category'])->name('admin.category.delete');

Adding the Delete Link

Now, go to the categories.blade.php file and add the delete link here:

<td>
    <div class=`list-icon-function`>                                            
        <form action=`{{route('admin.category.delete',['id'=>$category->id])}}` method=`POST`>
            @csrf
            @method('DELETE')
            <div class=`item text-danger delete`>
                <i class=`icon-trash-2`></i>
            </div>
        </form>
    </div>
</td>

Adding Confirmation Before Deleting

After this, let's show the confirmation before deleting the category. So, after the content section directive, add the @push directive and add the following code:

@push('scripts')
    <script>
        $(function(){
            $(`.delete`).on('click',function(e){
                e.preventDefault();
                var selectedForm = $(this).closest('form');
                swal({
                    title: `Are you sure?`,
                    text: `You want to delete this record?`,
                    type: `warning`,
                    buttons: [`No!`, `Yes!`],
                    confirmButtonColor: '#dc3545'
                }).then(function (result) {
                    if (result) {
                        selectedForm.submit();  
                    }
                });                             
            });
        });
    </script>    
@endpush

Checking the Result

Now, let's check. Refresh the page. Now, click on this delete link, and here is the confirmation box. Now, click on `Yes`, and you can see the category has been deleted.

So, in this way, you can delete the category.

That's all about deleting a category in the Laravel E-Commerce project.