[php] How to include External CSS and JS file in Laravel 5

I am Using Laravel 5.0 , the Form and Html Helper are removed from this version , i dont know how to include external css and js files in my header file. Currently i am using this code.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <!---  css file  --->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.min.js"></script>

At first, you have to put your .css or .js files in the public folder of your project. You may create subfolders to it and move the files into the subfolder. Then you have to do the followings

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{asset('css/your_css_file.css')}}">
<script src="{{asset('js/your_js_file.js')}}"></script>

In my example, I have created two subfolders called css and js. I put all of the .css and .js files in corresponding folders and use them where ever I want them. Thank you and hope this helps you.

First you have to install the Illuminate Html helper class:

composer require "illuminate/html":"5.0.*"

Next you need to open /config/app.php and update as follows:

'providers' => [

...

Illuminate\Html\HtmlServiceProvider::class,
],

'aliases' => [

...

'Form' => Illuminate\Html\FormFacade::class, 
'HTML' => Illuminate\Html\HtmlFacade::class,
],

To confirm it’s working use the following command:

php artisan tinker
> Form::text('foo')
"<input name=\"foo\" type=\"text\">"

To include external css in you files, use the following syntax:

{!! HTML::style('foo/bar.css') !!}

I may be late to the party but it's easy to include JS and CSS the Laravel Way by simply using asset() function

e.g. <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/app.css') }}" />

Hope that helps

i use this way, don't forget to put your css file on public folder.

for example i put my bootstrap css on

"root/public/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css"

to access from header:

<link href="{{ asset('bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css') }}" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" >

hope this help

Laravel 5.5 comes with mix , the replacement for Elixir, the external css(sass) can be extracted to resources/assets/css(sass) and import to app.css(scss) or give the correct path to your node_module folder that contains the library and can be used as

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ mix('css/app.css') }}" >

The same can be done for Javascript too .

CORRECT & SECURED WAY

If you have a external .css or .js file to add into your page!

My version : Laravel Framework 5.7

If you want to add a External .js file..

1. Copy your External codes.
2. Run command npm install in your terminal.
3. When the above command is executed you can see a folder named node_modules.
4. Then go to resources/js.
5. Open file app.js.
6. Scroll down to the bottom and paste your External JS.
7. Finally run command npm run dev in your terminal.

your scripts will be updated and its compiled and moved to public/js/app.js . by adding a .js file in public folder will not effect on your page.

If you want to add a External .css file..

1. Copy your External styles.
2. Run command npm install in your terminal.
3. When the above command is executed you can see a folder named node_modules.
4. Then go to resources/sass.
5. Open file app.scss.
6. Scroll down to the bottom and paste your External Styles.
7. Finally run command npm run dev in your terminal.

your scripts will be updated and its compiled and moved to public/css/app.css . by adding a .css file in public folder will not effect on your page.

• Easiest and the safest way to add your external .css and .js.

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I think that the right way is this one:

<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ URL::asset('js/jquery.js') }}"></script>

Here I have a js directory in the laravel's app/public folder. There I have a jquery.js file. The function URL::asset() produces the necessary url for you. Same for the css:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ URL::asset('css/somestylesheet.css') }}" />

Hope this helps.

Keep in mind that the old mehods:

{{ Form::script() }}

and

{{ Form::style() }}

are deprecated and will not work in Laravel 5!

Ok so I was able to figure out for the version 5.2. You will first need to create assets folder in your public folder then put css folder and all css files into it then link it like this :

<link href="assets/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

Hope that helps!

In laravel 5.1,

 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{URL::asset('assets/css/bootstrap.min.css')}}">
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{URL::asset('assets/js/jquery.min.js')}}"></script>

Where assets folder location is inside public folder

Try it.

You can just pass the path to the style sheet .

{!! HTML::style('css/style.css') !!}

You can just pass the path to the javascript.

{!! HTML::script('js/script.js') !!}

Add the following lines in the require section of composer.json file and run composer update "illuminate/html": "5.*".

Register the service provider in config/app.php by adding the following value into the providers array:

'Illuminate\Html\HtmlServiceProvider'

Register facades by adding these two lines in the aliases array:

'Form'=> 'Illuminate\Html\FormFacade', 'HTML'=> 'Illuminate\Html\HtmlFacade'

I have been making use of

<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ URL::asset('js/jquery.js') }}"></script> 
for javascript and 
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ URL::asset('css/main.css') }}">
for css, this points to the public directory, so you need to keep your css and js files there.

{{ HTML::style('yourcss.css') }}
{{ HTML::script('yourjs.js') }}

There are many ways to include external css and js files as specified in below code but you can choose one of them, i have tested them all, they work the same.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ asset('css/stylesheet.css') }}" /><!--Recommended-->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ URL::asset('css/somestylesheet.css') }}" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ URL::to('css/otherstylesheet.css') }}" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url('css/anotherstylesheet.css') }}" />

Maybe there are more ways to load it.

but keep in mind that if you are loading the css and js from other than a public folder then better to use Laravel mix.

Place your assets in public directory and use the following

URL::to()

example

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ URL::to('css/style.css') }}">
<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ URL::to('js/jquery.min.js') }}"></script>