Laravel React MySQL Routing Issue - reactjs

Question

I am trying to make it so that I can register a user but I am getting a 404 error, assuming that means that react is unable to find the route established by the api.php file, is there anything else that I am missing? I have already set it in the package.json file that the proxy is set to "localhost:8000" (the port I chose to use for laravel's backend stuff). I am confused on why it's not hitting this route upon submitting. I feel like I'm close but I am new to using php as the backend so any insight would be helpful.
I am also creating something where the user is able to play music on the app, so there is a route for that labeled "shop", and that does not work for the sole reason that I have not set that route up (also gives a 404 error).
Below are my api routes that I am trying to get react to detect
<?php
Route::post('register','UserController#register');
Route::post('login','UserController#login');
Route::post('profile','UserController#getAuthenticatedUser');
Route::middleware('auth:api')->get('/user', function(Request $request){
return $request->user();
});
?>
And this is the React portion of my registration file.
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { register } from './UserFunctions';
class Register extends Component {
constructor() {
super()
this.state = {
first_name: '',
last_name: '',
email: '',
password: '',
errors: {},
}
this.onChange = this.onChange.bind(this)
this.onSubmit = this.onSubmit.bind(this)
}
onChange(e) {
this.setState({ [e.target.name]: e.target.value })
}
onSubmit(e) {
e.preventDefault()
const newUser = {
name: this.state.first_name + ' ' + this.state.last_name,
email: this.state.email,
password: this.state.password
}
register(newUser).then(res => {
if (res) {
this.props.history.push('/login')
}
})
}
render() {
return (
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-md-6 mt-5 mx auto">
<form noValidate onSubmit={this.onSubmit}>
<h1 className="h3 mb-3 font-wieght-normal">
Register
</h1>
<div className="form-group">
<label htmlFor="first_name">First Name</label>
<input type="text" className="form-control" name="first_name" placeholder="Enter First Name" value={this.state.first_name} onChange={this.onChange} />
<label htmlFor="last_name">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" className="form-control" name="last_name" placeholder="Enter Last Name" value={this.state.last_name} onChange={this.onChange} />
<label htmlFor="email">Email Address</label><br />
<input type="email" className="form-control" name="email" placeholder="Enter Email" value={this.state.email} onChange={this.onChange} />
<br />
<label htmlFor="password">Desired Password</label><br />
<input type="password" className="form-control" name="password" placeholder="Enter Password" value={this.state.password} onChange={this.onChange} />
</div>
<button type="submit" className="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block">Register</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
}
export default Register
I have those post routes defined, but when I press submit within my register form, I get a 404 error saying that it can't find this route.

Answer 1

Can you show me your
import { register } from './UserFunctions';
file so that I can see the url path defined.
Assuming this route is inside your routes/api.php
Route::group(['middleware' => 'api', 'prefix' => 'v1'], function(){
Route::post('register', 'RegisterController#index');
});
and in JS file
import axios from 'axios'
export const register = newUser => {
return axios
.post('api/v1/register', newUser,
{
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(res => {
console.log(res)
})
.catch(err => {
console.log(err)
})
}