Can't write image data to path laravel live project - image

Question

On my project the user is able to upload a profile picture, and if they don't there is a default picture. I am using this on my Laravel project, and works 100%. Now I have hosted my project online it wont allow me to upload a profile picture but picks up the default image. I'm not sure why. The error message i'm getting is:
Intervention\Image\Exception\NotWritableException Can't write image data to path (/home/n1huer/laravel/public/uploads/avatars/1525256072.png)
This is my file structure within laravel
My controller for this is
public function update_avatar(Request $request)
{
if($request->hasFile('avatar')){
$avatar = $request->file('avatar');
$filename = time() . '.' . $avatar->getClientOriginalExtension();
Image::make($avatar)->resize(300,300)->save( public_path('/uploads/avatars/' . $filename) );
$user = Auth::user();
$user->avatar = $filename;
$user->save();
}
return view('myaccount', array('user' => Auth::user()) );
}
The file path must be right if it is picking up the default?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Answer 1

You need to make '/uploads/avatars/' writable as the error is saying that it isn't writable.
Log into the remote server (or use a control panel) and change the permissions to the folder you're trying to write to:
chmod 755 /home/n1huer/laravel/public/uploads/avatars
On a side note,
I would look further into public folders and permissions.:
Here is some good advice:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/37266353/650241
Also, check out the official docs:
https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/filesystem

Answer 2

You can also use the command
sudo chmod -R a+rwx /path/to/folder
to give permissions to a folder and every file and folder inside it. Omit the x from either command if you don't want the files to be executable.
feast your soul here
Happy coding...

Answer 3

For whom this problem occurs:
First you need to know why this problem occurs
- See this path
path (/home/n1huer/laravel/public/uploads/avatars/1525256072.png)
This path is considered this way
http://myname.com/home/n1huer/laravel/public/uploads/avatars/1525256072.png
But it is intended here to be the actual in this
http://myname.com/uploads/avatars/1525256072.png
That is why the problem with the mentioned message occurs
to solve this problem, all you have to do is complete the following
come on this part
->save( public_path('/uploads/avatars/' . $filename) )
and replace it with this code to become like this
->save('./uploads/avatars/' . $filename)
and thus the problem is solved without the need to do anything else that may leave another problem leaving it

Answer 4

I have the same problem while using Image intervention library. It was working well in my local machine but in aws ubunto machine its giving this error. I have tried in many ways but finally I determined this all about permission issue. I'm using below codes to save an image from $request then resize it and then save it in profile folder under public directory.
$img=Image::make($avatar)->resize(300,300);
$img->save(public_path('profile/' .$file_storage_name));
what I see in my aws my profile folder is owned and grouped by root user. So I changed the ownership using sudo chown -R 1000:1000 profile and then changed the group using sudo chgrp www-data profile then give the folder read, write and execute permission using chmod 775 profile .Then magic ,it work .It look like below image