How to save file from $request in laravel? - laravel

Question

I have a function in controller
public function upload(Request $request)
{
$file = $request->file('File');
$destinationPath = 'uploads';
$file->move($destinationPath,$file->getClientOriginalName());
}
if i send the $request in log it shows something like this
array (
'_id' => 'tuYDOc644W6DDgAS',
'_token' => 'FerVRJvJWtnzv91TGuFRpIeT173aD9pH2o9Pqcu9',
'upload_column' => 'File',
'id' => 'WU_FILE_0',
'name' => '134772132_217259409961521_6013657189083751736_o.jpg',
'type' => 'image/jpeg',
'lastModifiedDate' => '2/7/2021, 6:44:12 AM',
'size' => '629882',
'_file_' =>
Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile::__set_state(array(
'test' => false,
'originalName' => '134772132_217259409961521_6013657189083751736_o.jpg',
'mimeType' => 'image/jpeg',
'error' => 0,
'hashName' => NULL,
)),
)
but this is giving a "Call to a member function move() on null"
i am using laravel-admin package , how can i properly save file and get information about the file?

Answer 1

I just found , its bit different with laravel-admin package
the request object is
array (
'_id' => 'tuYDOc644W6DDgAS',
'_token' => 'FerVRJvJWtnzv91TGuFRpIeT173aD9pH2o9Pqcu9',
'upload_column' => 'File',
'id' => 'WU_FILE_0',
'name' => '134772132_217259409961521_6013657189083751736_o.jpg',
'type' => 'image/jpeg',
'lastModifiedDate' => '2/7/2021, 6:44:12 AM',
'size' => '629882',
'_file_' =>
Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile::__set_state(array(
'test' => false,
'originalName' => '134772132_217259409961521_6013657189083751736_o.jpg',
'mimeType' => 'image/jpeg',
'error' => 0,
'hashName' => NULL,
)),
)
i can get the file name and file like this and store them
Storage::disk('public')->put($request->name, $request->_file_);

Answer 2

Try editing this.
From:
$file = $request->file('File');
To:
$file = $request-> File; //Use file input tag's name attribute here.
Hope this will be useful.

Answer 3

You can use laravel storage: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/filesystem#the-public-disk
just need 3 basic steps
create symbolic link from command: php artisan storage:link
config your file system in the config directory: public_path('storage') => storage_path('app/public')
save file: Storage::disk('public')->put('file_name', 'file');

Answer 4

You can use these steps below:
Validate the requested file by your valid mimes:
$this->validate($request, [
'File' => ['required', 'mimes:jpeg,gif,bmp,png', 'max:2048']
]);
Get the file from the request
$image = $request->file('File');
Rename the given filename
// get the original file name and replace any spaces with _
// For example, Business Cards.png = timestamp()_business_cards.png
$filename = time()."_". preg_replace('/\s+/', '_', strtolower($image->getClientOriginalName()));
Move the image to the location (public)
$tmp = $image->storeAs('uploads', $filename, 'public');