Error 405 (Method Not Allowed) Laravel 5

Question

Im trying to do a POST request with jQuery but im getting a error 405 (Method Not Allowed), Im working with Laravel 5

THis is my code:

jQuery

<script type="text/javascript">     $(document).ready(function () {         $('.delete').click(function (e){             e.preventDefault();             var row = $(this).parents('tr');             var id = row.data('id');             var form = $('#formDelete');             var url = form.attr('action').replace(':USER_ID', id);             var data = form.serialize();             $.post(url, data, function (result){                 alert(result);             });         });     });     </script> 

HTML

{!! Form::open(['route' => ['companiesDelete', ':USER_ID'], 'method' =>'DELETE', 'id' => 'formDelete']) !!}      {!!Form::close() !!} 

Controller

public function delete($id, \Request $request){         return $id;     } 

The Jquery error is http://localhost/laravel5.1/public/empresas/eliminar/5 405 (Method Not Allowed).

The url value is

http://localhost/laravel5.1/public/empresas/eliminar/5 

and the data value is

_method=DELETE&_token=pCETpf1jDT1rY615o62W0UK7hs3UnTNm1t0vmIRZ. 

If i change to $.get request it works fine, but i want to do a post request.

Anyone could help me?

Thanks.

EDIT!!

Route

Route::post('empresas/eliminar/{id}', ['as' => 'companiesDelete', 'uses' => 'CompaniesController@delete']); 

Answer 1

The methodNotAllowed exception indicates that a route doesn't exist for the HTTP method you are requesting.

Your form is set up to make a DELETE request, so your route needs to use Route::delete() to receive this.

Route::delete('empresas/eliminar/{id}', [         'as' => 'companiesDelete',         'uses' => 'CompaniesController@delete' ]); 

Answer 2

Your routes.php file needs to be setup correctly.

What I am assuming your current setup is like:

Route::post('/empresas/eliminar/{id}','CompanyController@companiesDelete'); 

or something. Define a route for the delete method instead.

Route::delete('/empresas/eliminar/{id}','CompanyController@companiesDelete'); 

Now if you are using a Route resource, the default route name to be used for the 'DELETE' method is .destroy. Define your delete logic in that function instead.