How to Generate QR Code Using Simple QRcode In Laravel 8

QR (Quick Response) code is scannable black and white square box that stores data.

They are commonly used to store information, redirect users to a website, download files, payment, etc.

In this tutorial, I show how you can generate QR code using simple qrcode package in Laravel 8.

How to Generate QR Code Using Simple QRcode In Laravel 8

Install Package
Update app.php
Route
Controller
View
Demo
Conclusion

1. Install Package

Install the package using composer –

composer require simplesoftwareio/simple-qrcode

2. Update app.php

Open config/app.php file.
Add the following SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\QrCodeServiceProvider::class in 'providers' –

'providers' => [
      ....
      ....
      ....  
      SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\QrCodeServiceProvider::class,
];

Add the following 'QrCode' => SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\Facades\QrCode::class in 'aliases' –

'aliases' => [
     .... 
     .... 
     .... 
     'QrCode' => SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\Facades\QrCode::class
];

3. Route

Open routes/web.php file.
Define a routes –
- / – Load index view.

Completed Code

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\PageController;

Route::get('/', [PageController::class, 'index']);

4. Controller

Create PagesController Controller.

php artisan make:controller PagesController

Open app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php file.
Import QrCode package – use SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\Facades\QrCode;
Create a method –
- index() – Generating a simple QR code which holds some text and assign to $data['qrcode'].

Generate QR code with text and store in images/ folder for download. Load index view and pass $data.

$data['qrcode'] = QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb');

// Store QR code 
QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb', public_path('images/qrcode.svg') );

Completed Code

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use SimpleSoftwareIO\QrCode\Facades\QrCode;

class PageController extends Controller
{
    public function index(){
        // QR code with text
        $data['qrcode'] = QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb');

        // Store QR code for download
        QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb', public_path('images/qrcode.svg') );

        return view('index',$data);
    }

}

5. View

Create index.blade.php file in resources/views/ folder.

Display QR code generated in the controller –

{!! $qrcode !!}

QR code with text –

{!! QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb'); !!}

Pass text in generate().

QR code with URL –

{!! QrCode::generate('https://makitweb.com'); !!}

Pass URL in generate().

Change QR code color –

QrCode::color(224, 224, 224)->backgroundColor(102, 0, 204)->generate('Welcome to Makitweb');

color() – Pass RGB color code to change QR color.

backgroundColor() – Pass RGB color code to change QR background color.

Change size –

QrCode::size(200)->generate('Welcome to Makitweb');

By default QR code size is 100px, to change it use size().

Change format –

QrCode::format('png')->generate('Welcome to Makitweb');

Default format of QR code is SVG, to change pass png to format().

NOTE – Make sure imagick extension is installed otherwise it will display error.

Download QR code –

Saved QR code to images/qrcode.svg using –

// Store QR code 
QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb', public_path('images/qrcode.svg') );

Pass file path in anchor tag –

<a href="{{ asset('images/qrcode.svg') }}" download>Download</a>

Completed Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
   <title>How to Generate QR Code Using Simple QRcode In Laravel 8</title>

</head>
<body>

    <table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;">
       <tr>
          <td>
             QR with text <br>
             Generated from controller
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! $qrcode !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>
             QR with text        
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! QrCode::generate('Welcome to Makitweb'); !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>
             QR with URL
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! QrCode::generate('https://makitweb.com'); !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>
             Change QR color
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! QrCode::color(224, 224, 224)->backgroundColor(102, 0, 204)->generate('Welcome to Makitweb'); !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>
             Change default size to 200px
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! QrCode::size(200)->generate('Welcome to Makitweb'); !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>
             PNG format
          </td>
          <td>
             {!! QrCode::format('png')->generate('Welcome to Makitweb'); !!}
          </td>
       </tr>

       <tr>
          <td>Download QR code</td>
          <td>
             <a href="{{ asset('images/qrcode.svg') }}" download>Download</a>
          </td>
        </tr>

    </table>

</body>
</html>

6. Demo

View Demo

7. Conclusion

You can either generate a QR code from the controller and display it in view or directly create it on view.

By default, QR is generated in SVG format and you can change it to PNG but imagick extension must be installed otherwise it will display an error.

You can learn more about this package from here.

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How to Generate QR Code Using Simple QRcode In Laravel 8

Contents

1. Install Package

2. Update app.php

3. Route

4. Controller

5. View

6. Demo

7. Conclusion

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