Laravel upload image from API - laravel

Question

I'm trying to upload an image using the API. Even though, after running the first test, the database just stored the directory and not the file-name, worst part, it stored all directories that come before the one that is needed to store the image.
The code I'm using for the store is the following one:
public function store(Request $request)
{
$image = $request->file('image');
if($image == null){
$imagesDir = 'subjectImgs/';
$images = glob($imagesDir . '*.{jpg,jpeg,png,gif}', GLOB_BRACE);
$fileDir = $images[array_rand($images)];
$path = $fileDir;
} else {
$path = $image->storeAs('uploads/images/store/', $image->getClientOriginalName(), 'public');
}
$subject = new Homework([
'subject_id' => $request->subject_id,
'user_id' => auth()->user()->id,
'title' => $request->name,
'image' => $path,
'progress' => $request->progress,
'description' => $request->description,
'duedate' => $request->date
]);
$subject->save();
return response()->json([
"code" => 200,
"message" => "Homework added successfully"
]);
}
I'm uploading from a mobile device, I believe this info is also important (?) Same issue when in the simulator.

Answer 1

You are saving $path into $subject->image that is equal to public_path() . '/uploads/images/store/';. You should add $file->getClientOriginalName() if you want the filename :
$subject = new Homework([
...
'image' => $path . $file->getClientOriginalName(),
...
]);

Answer 2

You are settings 'image' => $path, and before that $path = public_path() . '/uploads/images/store/'; which yields the expected results.
Now if you want to only save from a form input, you can use the following code:
$image = $request->file('image');
$path = $image->storeAs('uploads/images/store/', $image->getClientOriginalName(), 'public');
Where 'public' is the default public filesystem as described in the doc here: https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/filesystem#the-public-disk