Missing HTML form tag when using Laravel Collective Forms.

When using Laravel Collective Forms in your Laravel application, it's essential to ensure that the HTML form tag is included in your view file. Laravel Collective is a set of form helpers provided by Laravel to simplify the process of creating HTML forms. However, it doesn't generate the form tag for you.

To create a form using Laravel Collective, follow these steps:

Define the route and method for the form action.

// In your controller method
public function store(Request $request)
{
    // Your logic here
}

// In your route file
Route::post('path/to/your/form', 'YourController@store');

Create a new Blade view file for your form.

touch resources/views/your-form.blade.php

In your Blade view file, include the form opening tag and the Laravel Collective Form helper.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Your Form</title>
</head>
<body>
    @include('forms::_token')

    {!! Form::open(['route' => 'path.to.your.form', 'method' => 'POST']) !!}

    <!-- Your form fields here -->

    {!! Form::close() !!}
</body>
</html>

Make sure to include the forms directory in your @include statement if you have installed Laravel Collective via Composer.

@include('forms::_token')

The _token helper generates the CSRF token for your form.

Create your form fields using Laravel Collective Form helpers.

{!! Form::text('name', old('name'), ['required' => 'required']) !!}

{!! Form::email('email', old('email')) !!}

{!! Form::textarea('message', old('message')) !!}

{!! Form::select('status', ['Published' => 'Published', 'Draft' => 'Draft'], old('status')) !!}

{!! Form::checkbox('agree', '1', old('agree')) !!}

{!! Form::label('name', 'Your Name') !!}

{!! Form::label('email', 'Your Email') !!}

{!! Form::label('message', 'Your Message') !!}

{!! Form::label('status', 'Status') !!}

{!! Form::label('agree', 'I agree to the terms and conditions') !!}

Don't forget to close the form tag at the end of your view file.

{!! Form::close() !!}

Now, you have a complete HTML form using Laravel Collective Forms with the correct form tag.