Quick Tip? File upload on production

What is returning null? Can you be more specific?

@bobbybouwmann Either request file for avatar or cover returns null when I try to dd. I don't know what's wrong 'cuz it's working fine on my dev machine.

            $reqAvatar = $request->file('avatar');
            $reqCover = $request->file('cover');

            if ($request->hasFile('avatar') && $reqAvatar->isValid()) {
                $avatarFileExt = $reqAvatar->getClientOriginalExtension();
                $avatar = str_random(10).'_'.time().'.'.$avatarFileExt;

                $image = Image::make($reqAvatar);
                $image->backup();

                $image->fit(100);
                $image->save('images/avatars/thumb/'.$avatar);

                $image->reset();

                $image->fit(800, 600, function ($constraint) {
                    $constraint->aspectRatio();
                    $constraint->upsize();
                });

                $image->save('images/avatars/'.$avatar);

                Auth::user()->update(['avatar' => $avatar]);

                $returnPATH = asset('images/avatars/thumb/'.Auth::user()->avatar);

                $message = 'Your avatar has been successfully changed.';

                return response()->json([
                'path' => $returnPATH,
                'message' => "<strong class='text-success'>Great!</strong> ".$message,
                ], 200);
            }

            if ($request->hasFile('cover') && $reqCover->isValid()) {
                $coverFileExt = $reqCover->getClientOriginalExtension();
                $cover = str_random(10).'_'.time().'.'.$coverFileExt;

                $image = Image::make($request->file('cover'))->encode('jpg', 50);
                $image->backup();

                $image->resize(null, 460, function ($constraint) {
                    $constraint->aspectRatio();
                    $constraint->upsize();
                });

                $image->save('images/cover/thumb/'.$cover, 50);

                $image->reset();

                $image->resize(null, 460, function ($constraint) {
                    $constraint->aspectRatio();
                    $constraint->upsize();
                });

                $image->save('images/cover/'.$cover);

                Auth::user()->update(['cover' => $cover]);

                $returnPATH = asset('images/cover/thumb/'.Auth::user()->$cover);

                $message = 'Your cover photo has been successfully changed.';

                return response()->json([
                'path' => $returnPATH,
                'message' => "<strong class='text-success'>Great!</strong> ".$message,
                ], 200);
            }

It's probably permission issue, check that you image folder is writable

@alenn Thank you for asking but I think that's not the case because I also have another form that does the same. Except this method is post. By the way the one above uses patch and sent via ajax.