File Upload Store Isn't Working

File Upload Store Isn't Working

You didn't show much code.

But try some of these, file uploading has been asked and answered so many times.

https://laracasts.com/discuss?q=file+upload

Here's my controller (minus some logic that is definitely not affecting my issue):

$this->validate($request, [
    'file_avatar' => 'nullable|file',
]);
        
if ($request->has('file_avatar')) {
    $file_avatar = $request->file_avatar; // this has a type of UploadedFile
    $avatar_path = Storage::putFile('avatar_files', $file_avatar); // this returns a string with a unique file name and path to the correct directory (avatar_files/pkKhjw1GpUGKQbmA8H6djpeFU9j4qrIH1uZqUWqM.jpeg), but the file isn't created
}

but the file isn't created

where are you looking?

where are you looking

public/avatar_files

and what is in storage/avatar_files

and what is in storage/avatar_files

Hooray! storage/app/avatar_files contains my Laravel-stored files. Thank you.

Are my files being stored there because the FILESYSTEM_DRIVER environment variable defaults to local?

Is there any reason why I might want to store my files in storage/ and not public/ ?

Edit: I have just read the docs properly!