How to upload the pdf or doc file in laravel - laravel

Question

I am trying to upload the pdf or doc file on the website made up in laravel. This is my blade page.
<form action="{{ route('file.upload.post') }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
#csrf
<div class="row">
<input type="text" class="form-control-file" name="title" id="title" aria-
describedby="fileHelp", placeholder="title">
<input type="text" class="form-control-file" name="firstName" id="firstName" aria-
describedby="fileHelp", placeholder="First Name">
<input type="text" class="form-control-file" name="lastName" id="lastName" aria-describedby="fileHelp", placeholder="Last Name">
<input type="text" class="form-control-file" name="isReviewed" id="isReviewed" aria-describedby="fileHelp", placeholder="isReviewed">
<div class="col-md-6">
<input type="file" name="paper" class="form-control">
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">Upload</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
This is my controller
public function fileUploadPost(Request $request)
{
$request->validate([
'firstName'=>'required',
'lastName'=>'required',
'isReviewed'=>'required',
'paper' => 'required|mimes:pdf,xlx,csv|max:2048',
]);
$Submission= new Submission;
$Submission->title= $request['title'];
$Submission->first_name= $request['firstName'];
$Submission->last_name= $request['lastName'];
$Submission->isReviewed= $request['isReviewed'];
$fileName= time().'.'.$request->paper->extension();
$old_path = Request::file('paper')->getPathName(); Storage::disk('Paper')->move($old_path,
public_path($fileName));
$Submission->save();
return back()
->with('success','You have successfully upload file.')
->with('file',$fileName);
}
I am getting an error saying that
Non-static method Illuminate\Http\Request::file() should not be called statically
to fix this i
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request
instead of
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
but then I get an error saying I cannot use validation. Any kind of help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You don't need to use the facade for this. You can still use the standard Illuminate\Http\Request class.
To get the file, you should use:
$request->file('paper')
rather than
Request::file('paper')