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i think UploadedIlfe class has the method called extension @nonenamedeveloper
$request->file('file_name')->extension()// returns a file extension
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I going to upload files to specific catalogs by type. For example If the file type is .zip or .rar, then upload it to the storage/archives/ directory or else if file type is .mp4 then upload it to storage/videos/ folder. So I have like this controller. But it doesn't check file type:
$data = \Input::except(array('_token')) ;
$rule=array(
'file_name' => 'required|mimes:zip,jpg'
);
$validator = \Validator::make($data,$rule);
if ($validator->fails())
{
return redirect()->back()->withErrors($validator->messages());
}
$inputs = $request->all();
$getFileTyper = $request->file('file_name')->getMimeType();
$st_file = $request->file('file_name');
$st_file = Input::file('file_name');
if(isset($st_file))
{
$filename = time() . '12.' . $st_file->getClientOriginalName();
$zipformat = public_path('files/archive/');
$st_file->move($zipformat,$filename);
$zipname = $filename;
$files->file_name = $filename;
$files->save();
if(!empty($inputs['id'])){
if ($getFileTyper == 'application/zip') {
\Session::flash('warning', "You successfully change file ZIP information's");
}
else {
\Session::flash('warning', "You successfully change file information's");
}
return \Redirect::back();
}
else {
\Session::flash('warning', "You successfully uploaded new file");
return \Redirect::back();
}
}
else
{
//$zipname = "";
\Session::flash('warning', "Please choose file for upload");
return \Redirect::back();
}
Here I tried to check the file type, but it did not work.
I checked file type with $getFileTyper = $request->file('file_name')->getMimeType();
But when I dump it, then it returned true answer
dd($request->file('file_name')->getMimeType());
returned "application/zip" answer.
So how split and check file types while uploading?
i think UploadedIlfe class has the method called extension @nonenamedeveloper
$request->file('file_name')->extension()// returns a file extension
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