Laravel DigitalOcean Spaces Upload Issue

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working on a Laravel application where I need to upload files to DigitalOcean Spaces. I've set up my spaces disk in config/filesystems.php as follows:

'spaces' => [ 'driver' => 's3', 'key' => env('DO_ACCESS_KEY_ID'), 'secret' => env('DO_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'), 'endpoint' => env('DO_ENDPOINT'), 'region' => env('DO_DEFAULT_REGION'), 'bucket' => env('DO_BUCKET'), 'visibility' => 'public', ], Here's the controller method I'm using for the upload:

`` public function upload(Request $request) { $request->validate([ 'file' => 'required|file|max:2048', 'directory' => 'nullable|string', ]);

try {
    $file = $request->file('file');
    $directory = $request->input('directory', 'uploads');
    $directory = trim($directory) !== '' ? $directory : 'uploads';

    $filePath = $file->store($directory, ['disk' => 'spaces', 'visibility' => 'public']);

    if (!$filePath) {
        throw new \Exception('The store method did not return a valid path.');
    }

    $fileUrl = Storage::disk('spaces')->url($filePath);

    Log::info('File uploaded successfully', [
        'file_path' => $filePath,
        'file_url' => $fileUrl,
    ]);

    return response()->json(['url' => $fileUrl, 'path' => $filePath], 201);
} catch (\Throwable $e) {
    Log::error('File upload failed with error', [
        'exception_message' => $e->getMessage(),
        'trace' => $e->getTraceAsString(),
        'disk_config' => config('filesystems.disks.spaces'),
    ]);

    return response()->json([
        'error' => 'File upload failed',
        'message' => $e->getMessage(),
    ], 500);
}

}

`` The problem is that:

• No file is uploaded.
• No folder is created in the specified Space.
• I don't see any errors logged, even in storage/logs/laravel.log.

I've tested the configuration, and it seems correct. The store method returns null, but I can't figure out why. I've double-checked the following:

• My access key and secret key are correct.
• The Space has write permissions.

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Questions:

• Has anyone faced a similar issue where no file or folder is created, and no error is shown?
• Could this be related to a misconfiguration in the spaces disk?
• Is there a way to debug this further or force Laravel to give more detailed error messages?

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Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!