I get different random values for the same file - laravel

Question

I am trying to store photo in DB, and I use the below way to generate a random file name and store it in the DB.
$path = $request->file('profile_photo')->store('public/profiles');
$profile = ltrim($path,"public/profiles/");
However, sometimes I get different values in
DB
and in my folder
I am using laravel 6.

Answer 1

ltrim(), rtrim(), trim() remove by character mask, not full string.
$profile = ltrim($path,"public/profiles/");
It means remove all "p", "u", "b", "l", "i", "c", "/", etc. from the left side of $path.
If you want to get filename without path, you could use basename() function.
$profile = basename($path);

Answer 2

Alright take a look at this src/Illuminate/Http/UploadedFile.php
/**
* Store the uploaded file on a filesystem disk.
*
* #param string $path
* #param array|string $options
* #return string|false
*/
public function store($path, $options = [])
{
return $this->storeAs($path, $this->hashName(), $this->parseOptions($options));
}
/**
* Store the uploaded file on a filesystem disk.
*
* #param string $path
* #param string $name
* #param array|string $options
* #return string|false
*/
public function storeAs($path, $name, $options = [])
{
$options = $this->parseOptions($options);
$disk = Arr::pull($options, 'disk');
return Container::getInstance()->make(FilesystemFactory::class)->disk($disk)->putFileAs(
$path, $this, $name, $options
);
}
You can do this to get ride of the collision and confusion
// cache the file
$file = $request->file('profile_photo');
// generate a new filename. getClientOriginalExtension() for the file extension
$filename = 'profile-photo-' . time() . '.' . $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
// save to public/photos as the new $filename
$path = $file->store('public/photos', $filename);
dd($path); // Check if you get the correct file path or not