Can't write image data to path in laravel - laravel-4

Question

I am having the same error as this guy is :
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basically the error i have is uploading the image to the specific path, my code is as follows :
public function postCreate() {
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all() , Product::$rules);
if ($validator->passes()) {
$product = new Product;
$product->category_id = Input::get('category_id');
$product->title = Input::get('title');
$product->description = Input::get('description');
$product->price = Input::get('price');
$image = Input::file('image');
$filename = date('Y-m-d-H:i:s')."-".$image->getClientOriginalName();
Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(468, 249)->save('public/img/products'.$filename);
$product->image = 'public/img/products'.$filename;
$product->save();
return Redirect::to('admin/products/index')
->with('message' , 'Product created');
}
return Redirect::to('admin/products/index')->with('message' , 'something went wrong')
->withErrors($validator)->withInput();
}
I was just trying to follow a tutorial on laravel e-commerce web application.
I guess the problem is that i don't have write permisson in my directory , how do i add write permission in my directory. I.E. the public folder, I googled a few places , but i don't understand what is it that i have to edit ?
I.E the htaccesss file or can i make write changes on the cmd ? also how do i check what weather a directory is write protected .
PS. i am using windows . i am attaching a screenshot of the error .
Thank you.

Answer 1

You might want to change the dateformat since windows doesn't allow colons in filenames:
$filename = date('Y-m-d-H:i:s')."-".$image->getClientOriginalName();
And you also might want to add a trailing slash to your path so it doesn't concatenate the filename to the folder path:
Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(468, 249)->save('public/img/products'.$filename);

Answer 2

Generally this error occurs when you do not yet have the directory that will store the image inside the public directory. Sometimes it can be a permission issue.
Does you img directory exists in your public directory?
To fix this, follow the steps:
Use this snippet:
$relPath = 'img/'; //your path inside public directory
if (!file_exists(public_path($relPath))) { //Verify if the directory exists
mkdir(public_path($relPath), 666, true); //create it if do not exists
}
Or manually create the img directory in public
2.Then you can save your image:
Image::make($image)->resize(468, 249)->save(public_path('img/products'.$filename)); //save you image
$product->image = 'img/products'.$filename; //note
$product->save();
**NOTE: We do not need to specify the public directory in the path because we are using a relative path. The img directory will be created inside public directory.

Answer 3

Along with this, you need to make sure the folder path exists and which has right permissions set.
$relPath = 'img/product/';
if (!file_exists(public_path($relPath))) {
mkdir(public_path($relPath), 777, true);
}
Where $relPath is the path relative to public directory.
This requirement is however windows specific. In linux, folder directory will be created if it does not exist.

Answer 4

I also recommend all of you to check if $path exists. Like Jose Seie use native PHP check, I recommend you to thought about build-in helpers.
This can be achieved with File Facade helper:
File::exists($imagePath) or File::makeDirectory($imagePath, 777, true);
Advice you to use Laravel built-in functions, classes & helpers to improve the performance of your application!

Answer 5

well , i made the correction that john suggested and then made the following corrections :
I replaced the below code :
Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(468, 249)->save('public/img/products'.$filename);
with :
$path = public_path('img/products/'.$filename);
Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(468, 249)->save($path);
problem solved , i don't know why public_path works , but never mind .