Delete Stored image when update new one

I want to delete previous image stored in the uploads directory folder when I update new image. Can you guys show me how to do it? It is like edit item page. This is to avoid so many file or image in the upload folder.

Sergiu17

7 years ago

Level 60

<input type='file' name='image' />

// ...

public function update(Request $request, $id) {
    $user = User::findOrFail($id);

    if($request->has('image')) {
        if(file_exists('images/' . $user->avatar)) {
            unlink('images/' . $user->avatar);
        }

        $file = request('image');
        
        $user->avatar = $file->getClientOriginalName();
    }

    $user->save();
}

Basic example

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