Try using the build in storeAs() helper method
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/requests#storing-uploaded-files
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I'm recording with script voice record and its saved to db but not moving to the public folder i've dd every single code and its working but don't know why the method of moving not working and when i dd($file); all the info and file type correct,method linked to api.php and route working correctly but cannot find out the problem in moving Error
Error
Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\Exception\FileException: Could not move the file "C:\xampp\tmp\phpA7EA.tmp" to "records22-04-13T12:01:58.276Z.wav" (move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move "C:\xampp\tmp\phpA7EA.tmp" to "records22-04-13T12:01:58.276Z.wav"). in file C:\xampp\htdocs\blog\vendor\symfony\http-foundation\File\UploadedFile.php on line 191
Controller method
public function upload_record(Request $request)
{
if($request->file('recorder')){
$file=$request->file('recorder');
$name =$file->getClientOriginalName();
dd($name);
$file->move('records', $name);
}
}
The whole Script
<script src="http://cdn.rawgit.com/mattdiamond/Recorderjs/08e7abd9/dist/recorder.js"></script>
<script>
//webkitURL is deprecated but nevertheless
URL = window.URL || window.webkitURL;
var gumStream; //stream from getUserMedia()
var rec; //Recorder.js object
var input; //MediaStreamAudioSourceNode we'll be recording
// shim for AudioContext when it's not avb.
var AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
console.log(AudioContext);
var audioContext //audio context to help us record
var recordButton = document.getElementById("recordButton");
var stopButton = document.getElementById("stopButton");
var pauseButton = document.getElementById("pauseButton");
//add events to those 2 buttons
recordButton.addEventListener("click", startRecording);
stopButton.addEventListener("click", stopRecording);
pauseButton.addEventListener("click", pauseRecording);
function startRecording() {
console.log("recordButton clicked");
/*
Simple constraints object, for more advanced audio features see
https://addpipe.com/blog/audio-constraints-getusermedia/
*/
var constraints = {
audio: true,
video: false
}
/*
Disable the record button until we get a success or fail from getUserMedia()
*/
recordButton.disabled = true;
stopButton.disabled = false;
pauseButton.disabled = false
/*
We're using the standard promise based getUserMedia()
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getUserMedia
*/
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(function(stream) {
console.log("getUserMedia() success, stream created, initializing Recorder.js ...");
/*
create an audio context after getUserMedia is called
sampleRate might change after getUserMedia is called, like it does on macOS when recording through AirPods
the sampleRate defaults to the one set in your OS for your playback device
*/
audioContext = new AudioContext();
//update the format
document.getElementById("formats").innerHTML = "Format: 1 channel pcm @ " + audioContext
.sampleRate / 1000 + "kHz"
/* assign to gumStream for later use */
gumStream = stream;
/* use the stream */
input = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
/*
Create the Recorder object and configure to record mono sound (1 channel)
Recording 2 channels will double the file size
*/
rec = new Recorder(input, {
numChannels: 1
})
//start the recording process
rec.record()
console.log("Recording started");
}).catch(function(err) {
//enable the record button if getUserMedia() fails
recordButton.disabled = false;
stopButton.disabled = true;
pauseButton.disabled = true
});
}
function pauseRecording() {
console.log("pauseButton clicked rec.recording=", rec.recording);
if (rec.recording) {
//pause
rec.stop();
pauseButton.innerHTML = "Resume";
} else {
//resume
rec.record()
pauseButton.innerHTML = "Pause";
}
}
function stopRecording() {
console.log("stopButton clicked");
//disable the stop button, enable the record too allow for new recordings
stopButton.disabled = true;
//false->true 1 recored
recordButton.disabled = true;
pauseButton.disabled = true;
//reset button just in case the recording is stopped while paused
pauseButton.innerHTML = "Pause";
//tell the recorder to stop the recording
rec.stop();
//stop microphone access
gumStream.getAudioTracks()[0].stop();
//create the wav blob and pass it on to createDownloadLink
rec.exportWAV(createDownloadLink);
}
function createDownloadLink(blob) {
var url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
var au = document.createElement('audio');
// au.setAttribute('name', 'recorder');
var li = document.createElement('li');
var link = document.createElement('a');
//name of .wav file to use during upload and download (without extendion)
var filename = new Date().toISOString();
//add controls to the <audio> element
au.controls = true;
au.src = url;
//save to disk link
link.href = url;
link.download = filename + ".wav"; //download forces the browser to donwload the file using the filename
// link.innerHTML = "Save to disk";
//add the new audio element to li
li.appendChild(au);
//add the filename to the li
li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(filename + ".wav "))
//add the save to disk link to li
li.appendChild(link);
inputElemFile = document.createElement('input')
inputElemFile.name = "recorder_file"
inputElemFile.value = blob //string // file
inputElemFile.type = 'hidden'
inputElem = document.createElement('input')
inputElem.name = "recorder"
inputElem.value = filename + ".wav" //string // file
inputElem.type = 'hidden'
var inputDiv = document.getElementById('input-audio');
inputDiv.append(inputElem);
//inputDiv.append(inputElemFile);
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.onload = function(e) {
if (this.readyState === 4) {
console.log('save...!')
}
};
var fd = new FormData();
fd.append("recorder", blob, filename + '.wav');
xhr.open("POST", "{{ route('upload.voice.record') }}", true);
xhr.send(fd);
//add the li element to the ol
recordingsList.appendChild(li);
}
</script>
dd($file);
Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile {#1252
-test: false
-originalName: "2022-04-13T11:59:56.133Z.wav"
-mimeType: "audio/wav"
-error: 0
#hashName: null
path: "C:\xampp\tmp"
filename: "phpCACD.tmp"
basename: "phpCACD.tmp"
pathname: "C:\xampp\tmp\phpCACD.tmp"
extension: "tmp"
realPath: "C:\xampp\tmp\phpCACD.tmp"
aTime: 2022-04-13 11:59:56
mTime: 2022-04-13 11:59:56
cTime: 2022-04-13 11:59:56
inode: 5629499534431248
size: 41004
perms: 0100666
owner: 0
group: 0
type: "file"
writable: true
readable: true
executable: false
file: true
dir: false
link: false
linkTarget: "C:\xampp\tmp\phpCACD.tmp"
}
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