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The GET method is not supported for this route. Supported methods: PUT. Why?

Here is the error I'm getting:

The GET method is not supported for this route. Supported methods: PUT.

I'm trying to build an "update" functionality in Laravel. In previous tutorials, the idea of using "store" for both updating and creating a record was recommended and simply prefacing the incoming data with this:

public function store(CreatePageRequest $request)
    {
	
		[b]$page = $request->isMethod('PUT') ? Page::findOrFail($request->page_id) : new Page; //ternary IF statement determining whether or not this is a new Page or not[/b]
		
		$page->id = $request->input('page_id');
		$page->title=$request->input('title');
		$page->body=$request->input('body');
		$page->userId=$request->input('user_id');
		$success='Page was successfully created!';
		
		if($page->save()) {
			return View::make('/admin/displayPage')
			->with('page', $page)
			->with('newPage', 'Here\'s the page you just entered!');
		}
    }

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So, here's my "showPage.blade.php" page:

@extends('../layouts.satellite')
@section('content')
<!-- Section: intro -->
<section id="intro" class="intro">
	<div class="satellite-content">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-xs-12 satellite_row">
					<h5>NOMAS<sup>&reg;</sup> International Admin New Page Form</h5>
					<div class="row">
						<div class="col-xs-12">
						Hello, {{ Auth::user()->name }}!
						<br><br>
						To make any changes to the page that you've just selected, simply edit the content of the fields below and click on "submit."
						<br><br>
						If you have any questions or need any assistance, contact Bruce Gust at <a href="mailto:bruce@brucegust.com">bruce@brucegust.com</a>.
						<br><br>
						Thanks!
						</div>
					</div>
					<div class="row">
						<div class="col-xs-12"><hr></div>
					</div>
					@if($errors->any())
						<div class="alert alert-danger">
							<ul>
								@foreach($errors->all() as $error)
									<li>{{ $error }} </li>
								@endforeach
							</ul>
						</div>
					@endif
					<form method="Put" action="{{ route('adminUpdatePage') }}">
						<div class="form-group">
							<input type="hidden" value="{{csrf_token()}}" name="_token">
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12">
									<label for="title">Page Title</label>
									<input type="text" class="form-control" name="title" id="title" value="{{ $page->title }}">
								</div>
							</div>
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12">
									<label for="title">Body</label>
									<textarea class="form-control" id="body" name="body">{{ $page->body }}</textarea>
								</div>
							</div>
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12" style="text-align:center;"><input type="hidden" name="user_id" value="{{Auth::user()->id}}"><input type="hidden" name="page_id" value="{{ $page->id }}"><br>
									<input type="image" name="submit" src="{{ asset('assets/img/nomas_submit.jpg') }}" style="width:150px;">
								</div>
							</div></form>
						</div>
					</form>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</section>
@endsection

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...and here are my routes:

Route::prefix('admin')->group(function() {
    Route::get('/dashboard', 'AdminController@dashboard')->name('adminDashboard');
    Route::get('/users', 'AdminController@dashboard')->name('adminUsers');
	Route::get('/list/page', 'PageController@index')->name('adminListPages');
	Route::get('/insert/page', 'PageController@insertPage')->name('adminInsertPage');
	Route::get('/show/page/{id}', 'PageController@show')->name('adminShowPage');
	Route::post('/edit/page', 'PageController@edit')->name('adminEditPage');
	Route::post('/create/page', 'PageController@store')->name('adminStorePage');
	Route::put('/update/page', 'PageController@store')->name('adminUpdatePage');	
});

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And, just in case this is relevant in a way that I'm not seeing, here's the view that gets fired after a successful "save" with my Controller:

@extends('../layouts.satellite')
@section('content')
<!-- Section: intro -->
<section id="intro" class="intro">
	<div class="satellite-content">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-xs-12 satellite_row">
					<h5>NOMAS<sup>&reg;</sup> International Admin New Page Form</h5>
					<div class="row">
						<div class="col-xs-12">
						@if($newPage)
							<div class="alert alert-success">{{ $newPage }}</div>
						@endif
						Click here to return to the list of pages.
						<br><br>
						If you have any questions or need any assistance, contact Bruce Gust at <a href="mailto:bruce@brucegust.com">bruce@brucegust.com</a>.
						<br><br>
						Thanks!
						</div>
					</div>
					<div class="row">
						<div class="col-xs-12"><hr></div>
					</div>
					@if(Session::has('success'))
						<div class="alert alert-success">{{ Session::get('success') }}</div>
					@endif
					
					@if($errors->any())
						<div class="alert alert-danger">
							<ul>
								@foreach($errors->all() as $error)
									<li>{{ $error }} </li>
								@endforeach
							</ul>
						</div>
					@endif
					<form method="Post" action="{{ route('adminStorePage') }}">
						<div class="form-group">
							<input type="hidden" value="{{csrf_token()}}" name="_token">
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12">
									<label for="title">Page Title</label>
									<input type="text" class="form-control" name="title" id="title" value="{{ $page->title }}">
								</div>
							</div>
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12">
									<label for="title">Body</label>
									<textarea class="form-control" id="body" name="body">{{ $page->body }}</textarea>
								</div>
							</div>
							<div class="row">
								<div class="col-xs-12" style="text-align:center;"><br>
									<input type="image" name="submit" src="{{ asset('assets/img/nomas_submit.jpg') }}" style="width:150px;">
								</div>
							</div></form>
						</div>
					</form>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</section>
@endsection

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What am I missing? Why does Laravel insist that the functionality I'm trying to access is tailored for "GET" when I don't have anything in my routing (that I can see) that would inspire that error?

What am I doing wrong?

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Chris Stanyon

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Bruce Gust

ASKER

Alright, Chris!

What you've recommended works, but could you bear with me for one minute?

This is the code that I have for "store" - code that I learned through a tutorial that is designed to serve as that which can handle both the creation and the updating of a record depending on the method.

Up until your counsel, I was stuck in that PUT wasn't being recognized. But now that it is, I've got another dilemma.

Here's my "store" method:

    public function store(CreatePageRequest $request)
    {
	
		$page = $request->isMethod('PUT') ? Page::findOrFail($request->page_id) : new Page; //ternary IF statement determining whether or not this is a new Page or not
		
		$page->id = $request->input('page_id');
		$page->title=$request->input('title');
		$page->body=$request->input('body');
		$page->userId=$request->input('user_id');
		$success='Page was successfully created!';
		
		if($page->save()) {
			return View::make('/admin/displayPage')
			->with('page', $page)
			->with('newPage', 'Here\'s the page you just entered!');
		}
    }

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The problem is that my "CreatePageRequest" is designed specifically for new records in that one of the rules is that the title has to be unique.

Is there a way that I can alter that CreatePageRequest file so that the rules are changed depending on the method being used?

So, if that file looks like this currently:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;

class CreatePageRequest extends FormRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            //
			'title'		=> 'required | unique:pages',
			'body'	=> 'required'
        ];
    }
	public function messages()
    {
        return [
            'title is.required' => 'title is required!',
            'content is.required' => 'content is required!'
        ];
    }
}

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How can I change it so "'title' => 'required | unique:pages'," is "title' => 'required' if the method is PUT?

Bruce Gust

ASKER

Chris!

I just wrote a separate route for the updating function.

We're gold!

Thanks!