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For multiple file uploading i am using following validatin rule but whather i am uploading an image or not it is giving me 'Please upload an image only' error message.

public function store(Request $request) { $this->validate($request, [ 'images.*' => 'required' ],[ 'images.*.required' => 'Please upload an image only' ]); // Write your code } {!! Form::open(['enctype' =>'multipart/form-data']) !!} <input type="file" value="" id="images1" name="imag

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kaushal's avatar kaushal7yrs agoLaravel
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File Uploads in Nova

I am doing the following when creating my users. I it possible to put this code in the Nova dashboard so it does the same when creating a user. I looked through documentation but was unclear. I have not bought Nova yet, but if this is possible then I will be purchasing. $photo = Image::make($request->file('file')) ->resize(200, null, function ($constrain

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Loach's avatar Loach7yrs agoNova
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Where did I go wrong in uploading file

// ProjectController public function store(Request $request) { $user = Auth::user()->id; if($request->hasFile('project_file')) { $filename = $request->project_file->getClientOriginalName(); $request->project_file->storeAs('public/project_file',$filename); $project = Project::create([

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FareedR's avatar webtricksh...7yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by webtrickshome 7yrs ago
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File uploaded and file name also save into database but file not move to folder. It work fine in localhost but not on hosting.

if($request->hasFile('image')){ $extension=$request->image->extension(); $filename_image=time().".".$extension; $request->image->move(public_path('course\image'),$filename_image); }

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arehman0339's avatar arehman033...8yrs agoLaravel
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Uploading multiple files using multiple file uploads and storing the names in database

how can I accomplish this in laravel?

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Davie's avatar jlrdw8yrs agoLaravel
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Unable to validate the uploaded file

I am trying to upload only the files with txt format but validation fails everytime. protected function validator(array $data, $id = null) { $rules = array(); $rules['my_file'] = 'required|mimes:text/plain'; if(!is_null($id)) { $rules['file_title'] = 'required|unique:uploaded_classes,file_title,'.$id; } return Validator::make($data, $rules); }

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anubhav09's avatar anubhav098yrs agoLaravel
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Data uploaded in digital ocean spaces and the whole laravel5.5+vue1.0 project placed in another server and i am not getting the file uploading progress (for progress bar) %

have tried many ways but getting 100 at once. any way?

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sankarbiswas07's avatar sankarbisw...8yrs agoServers
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Best place to store file uploads?

Hi Guys, I want to know where is the best place to store documents which contain information about company employees. The documents vary in type and also contain in some cases contain confidential information. I can easily save the files in the public folder however, is the public folder safe enough? or is there a better alternative? Thanks in advance.

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nizam0786's avatar nizam07868yrs agoLaravel
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Uploading file with multipart/form-data and content-length in header causes timeout

Hi: I keep getting timeout on Lumen 5.4, when I try to use multipart/form-data with Content-Length set, it either times out (in insomnia) or cannot get a Request body (from postman) , when I dump $request->all(), it is empty. My Header looks like this: Accept: "*/*; q=0.5, application/xml" Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate Content-Length:12700 Content-Type:multipart/

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idtyu's avatar idtyu8yrs agoLumen
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Issue with laravel file uploads on local storage

I am using $request->file('photo')->store('public/photos'); to store files in public/photos directory under storage. Created a link to storage from public directory using artisan storage:link. The output of $request->file('photo')->store('public/photos'); is stored in db against the photo field. While retrieving the photo in view, I use asset() helper which output t

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ehsanquddusi's avatar jontyjago8yrs agoLaravel
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Get nested uploaded file path

I am successfully uploading files in storage/app/uploads path and i'm saving only this part 'uploads/filename' in my database for retrieving i'm using this function Storage::url('upload/filename') and im getting this /storage/uploads/filename how to get the correct path?

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SalmanPatnee's avatar SalmanPatn...8yrs agoLaravel
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emco83's avatar

Need help with uploading file on Laravel 5.4

I have CRUD for posts. Now I want to upload files. I've followed the Laracasts video for simple upload, but I need to know how to retrieve the image. OK, here's my code: In PostsController the "store" method has: public function store(Request $request) { $this->validate($request, [ 'title' => 'required', 'content' => 'required', ]); $post = new

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emco83's avatar emco838yrs agoLaravel
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Problems with uploading file using Vue.js 2 and Laravel 5.4

Form: <form method="POST" v-on:submit.prevent="onSubmitForm" class="col-md-12" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <input type="file" name="content" id="content"> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success col-md-offset-10">Submit</button> </form>

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dstrTop1's avatar thepasseng...9yrs agoLaravel
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Uploading file from laravel application using POST method causing Internal Server Error

I have a simple form .. <form action="/products" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="js-upload-form"> <input type="file" name="csv" id="csv" multiple> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-flat">Upload Files</button

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TKay's avatar NickeyGod9yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by NickeyGod 9yrs ago
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Should I queue file uploads?

Hi, Currently I'm trying to push files to a queue that are being uploaded. But is it normal to queue up files? Because I can only pass a model to the job. Documentation: https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/queues Because of the SerializesModels trait that the job is using, Eloquent models will be gracefully serialized and unserialized when the job is processing. If your queued job ac

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Lars-Janssen's avatar syropian7yrs agoLaravel
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Bulk File Uploads - unique names

Hi, I'm building the post images upload feature for my site using Dropzone (the same way as in https://laracasts.com/series/build-project-flyer-with-me/episodes/11). I don't trust users' filenames so I would like to create a unique name for each uploaded image. I tried to combine $post->id with time() or Carbon but it seems that the timestamps are the same for all images upl

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Lugi's avatar Loogey9yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by Loogey 9yrs ago
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Best way to handle file uploads before model is created?

lets say you have article form, where one write a post and can upload A multiple images before he save the article. how you handle the images upload? because while the upload is going on the Article is not created yet, than you cant assign the photo to uncreate article. what I did till now is give any new article a temporary random id, on uploading give the images the random id

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boynet's avatar olimorris10yrs agoServers
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Last reply by olimorris 10yrs ago
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Media Uploads for Workshop the Laravel Course - Best Approach?

Following Jeffrey, Jeremy, and Simon's Workshop the Laravel, I extended the application with search, bookmarks, and guest access. Now I want to add image/video uploads to posts. Stack: Laravel 12 + Inertia v2 + Vue 3 Requirements: 1-4 images OR 1 video per post Image preview before publishing Display in the timeline Options I'm considering: Native Inertia useForm() + file in

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thesnakebite's avatar thesnakebi...5mos agoLaravel
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Job not finding file that has been uploaded

Description I'm having strange behaviour where a job I run cannot find an uploaded file, though I ensure to check its existing before kicking off the job. It sometimes works and sometimes does not, which makes it more confusing, but introducing delays to the job dispatch does not seem to be enough. Relevant code I have a controller handle method where I store the file and kick

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cverster's avatar krisi_gjik...9mos agoLaravel
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Last reply by krisi_gjika 9mos ago
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Unable to retrieve the file_size for file at location: livewire-tmp.

How can I fix an error with file uploads? League\Flysystem\UnableToRetrieveMetadata Unable to retrieve the file_size for file at location: livewire-tmp. for some reason it appears with a specific file (it is most likely damaged or does not have the necessary metadata) here is its name: chef-white-hat-cartoon-illustration-kitchen-cooking-object-icon-concept-chef-cooking-hat-de

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dmytroshved's avatar dmytroshve...1yr agoLivewire
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mateoo88's avatar

File management in the Laravel application

Hi, In my Laravel application I want to implement for the first time file uploading and displaying for users. To better explain, here's an example: A user submits a problem ticket through a form and attaches several files (e.g., two images, one video, and a PDF invoice). The text fields of the form are stored in the database, and the file names are also saved id DB. The actual

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mateoo88's avatar martinbean1yr agoLaravel
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Last reply by martinbean 1yr ago
ocraftsocial's avatar

Making a uploaded local file shareable to the public

Hey, I'm trying to make my uploaded files (being uploaded into local folder, not publicly accessed) shareable via a controller, routes and serving a js in the blade view, that doesn't seems to be the way to do it, i'm wondering how is it possible to make a private uploaded file shareable and accessible to everyone after clicking a button... Can anyone explain the signature func

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ocraftsocial's avatar jlrdw1yr agoLaravel
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henryeti's avatar

Is there a way to attach file to Xero Invoice

I have this in my code which is meant to upload jpg image to my invoice. $file_name = "set-chains-glyph_78370-1551.jpg"; $remoteFileUrl = 'https://example.com/path-to-remote-file.jpg'; // Download the remote file using file_get_contents $remoteFileContents = file_get_contents($remoteFileUrl); $base64FileContents = base64_encode($remoteFileContents); $attachmentD

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henryeti's avatar henryeti2yrs agoGeneral
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KodaC's avatar

SpartnerNL/Laravel-Excel: Validate File before import

I want to copy a CSV file to the database. But first I want to check if the uploaded file has certain header elements. I could query in my model function if the key exists, but I don't know how to return the error (try/catch?).

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KodaC's avatar LaryAI3yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by LaryAI 3yrs ago
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Reading file from storage directory

Hello, If I uploaded file to the following path: storage/app/certificates/2022/one.pdf how can I access this file in the browser? is it possible without being stored in the public dir? and if I had to store it like that how can I access it?

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uniqueginun's avatar Sinnbeck3yrs agoLaravel
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uploaded image stored as .tmp file in database laravel 9

this is my first time using laravel. i want to save the image that i have uploaded and display the filename of the image in database table and show the thumbnail of my uploaded image in my web page. however, when I try to upload the image, it is saved in the database but it only shows the location where the uploaded file is stored as .tmp in xampp. but the image that I uploaded

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pecelchikin's avatar pecelchiki...3yrs agoLaravel
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isco's avatar

Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\Error\FatalError: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 161728520 bytes) in file /var/www/html/talksvs-laravel-api/vendor/league/flysystem/src/Util/MimeType.php on line 28

Can someone give me a hand with this issue please? What could be a real solution for this? I'am trying to upload videos to an VPS server. This is a short from my code: //Get uploaded file $file = $request->file('file_contents'); //Path to save file $savePath = "clients/{$request->get('client')}"; //Store file in local Storage::disk('loc

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isco's avatar jayveeinfi...2yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by jayveeinfinity 2yrs ago
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How to make 500 mb file fast in laravel

Right now i 'm uploading file with this method. I mention below. $file = $request->file('file'); $file->move(public_path().'/folder/', $file->getClientOriginalName()); If any guy any i idea how to make file uploading faster in laravel. Please answer below. Thanks In Advanced.

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programmer99's avatar tykus4yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by tykus 4yrs ago
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ElasticSearch Index docx / PDF file

Hello, I would like to get help on Elasticsearch solution for the one of the functionality on my project. Functionality : when user uploads the file docs / pdf file that file data should be indexed in the elasticsearch. Currently i can see the form data is easily indexed in the Elasticsearch but not the Uploaded file data such as ( docx file or pdf file ) If the uploaded file

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jaweedkhan's avatar umarhabib2yrs agoLaravel
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Get File Mime Type on Laravel 8 Filesystem

How would I get mime type of uploaded file?

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swapnilnandgave's avatar Rarepyre3yrs agoLaravel
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File name is being encrypted when saving it with store() function, but why?

UploadedFile $file->store($path, $name) We have this function in our app: public static function upload(UploadedFile $file, $base_folder, $sub_folder = null) { $folder = is_null($sub_folder) ? $base_folder : ($base_folder . '/' . $sub_folder); $path = $file->store($folder); return $path; } When I call it like this $path = Class::uplo

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SomeNewbieBoy's avatar SomeNewbie...4yrs agoLaravel
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Verify uploaded file/image

What is the best approach to verify if the uploaded file is a valid image file (either jpeg, webp, png) and not a malicious file with such extensions? Using Laravel 8.

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ahangarha's avatar ahangarha5yrs agoLaravel
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Loach's avatar

Laravel Vapor Uploads

I was wondering does laravel Vapor have a size limit on the file uploads? I was wanting to move a video sharing site to vapor. Thanks

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Loach's avatar helgesverr...4yrs agoVapor
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laravel 8 uploaded image not displaying returning 404 error page

i have a mutator which returns current user uploaded image avatar public function getAvatarAttribute($value) { return $value ? asset('storage/' . $value) : asset('/img/defualt-avatar.png'); } and in my controller ProfileController iam updating user details and avatar image if selected. public function update(User $user) { $attributes = reques

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xuuto's avatar xuuto5yrs agoLaravel
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Extract file name just loaded with Storage

Hi, I need to extrapolate the assigned name of the uploaded file, "store" automatically generates a random ID. I would like to extrapolate this random ID, without extension, in order to save it in the database. Unfortunately I could not find anything in the documentation, I did some tests, but nothing. if($request->hasFile('files_to_download')){ $upload_

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Marcolino922's avatar a4ashraf5yrs agoLaravel
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File existance check using checksum.

Hello i just wanted to have your feedback on checking the existance of the file stored in the system. I had a thought of checking the checksum of the file uploaded. Is it efficient and reliable? What are tour thoughts on this?

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saileshbro's avatar Tray26yrs agoFeedback
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Storage get csv as content not file

I was used Storage::get() to get an uploaded file from local . However it return contents as a string rather than as a csv file. My question is how I can turn this into a file that I can use some function like getClientOriginalName().

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xhtxlof's avatar Sinnbeck6yrs agoLaravel
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Read content from Image File

Please, am trying to automate a GPA calculation system for a web app developed with Laravel. I don't want the student to manually all enter their courses and their respective grades. I want them to upload the softcopy of the results in image format or pdf. Then, the app will read all the courses from the uploaded file and populate accordingly and calculate the GPA. Please, any

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smartnathan's avatar Sti3bas6yrs agoLaravel
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Burano's avatar

Best way to handle image uploads?

So I was hoping to make this a bit more of a discussion as well as some advice. Everytime I make a new project, I write everything nice and clean but as soon as it comes to image/file uploading, everything becomes a mess. For example usually when I'm building a CRUD application, I just define an Edit template and use it as the create template as well, since I can just check in

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Burano's avatar jlrdw6yrs agoCode Review
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how to validate images, videos, audios, pdfs, word, excell, and powerpoint documents all from one input file

i want to validate every uploaded file. That is images, videos, audios, pdfs, word, excell, and powerpoint documents all from one input file but getting below error The file must be a file of type: jpeg, png, PNG, jpg, zip, pdf, ppt, pptx, xlx, xlsx, docx, doc, gif, webm, mp4, mpeg. This is the validation 'file' => 'required|mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,zip,pdf,ppt, pptx, xlx, xlsx,

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Nana-Odai's avatar Maracaibo6yrs agoLaravel
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AO's avatar

Laravel file download issue

I'm attempting to download a file uploaded to the public folder. $file = SVU::findByUuidOrFail(request('uuid')); $user = auth()->user(); $file = public_path()."/files/download/".$file->file; $download = Response::download($file, $file->file); $user->reducePoint($file->points); return $download; The reducePoint function works just fine. The issue is

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AO's avatar AO6yrs agoLaravel
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FormData Object not receiving file

I am trying to create an avatar editor following the Build a Forum video series. I am on Laravel 5.8.34. The console.log in the method #handleFileUpload(e)# shows the file uploaded. The uploaded image appears on the page. The console.log in the method #persist(file)# shows an empty object. DATA FormData {} The upload does not persist. My Controller Method: public function ava

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jgravois's avatar MaverickCh...6yrs agoVue
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how to pass file with the rest of attributes in post request

Hey I'm using laravel + vue I want to pass my uploaded file with the rest of attributes in one api.. I could upload an image seperately but not within a form. const config = { headers: { 'content-type': 'multipart/form-data' } } const data = {

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Atef95's avatar ftiersch6yrs agoVue
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file isn't replacing on edit in laravel

hi m trying to edit the files in Laravel, but when I edit the file then its name is changing according to edit in db but file isn't replacing the previous one in files folder, m using resource route for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Note: and when I store file then its name stores in one table and its data stores in another table, the need is that when I edit the file then its data from t

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JOHNMAC's avatar JOHNMAC7yrs agoLaravel
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Downloaded csv file with maatwebsite/excel has no content

Hello, In laravel 5.8 I installed maatwebsite/excel and in my composer.json : { "name": "laravel/laravel", "type": "project", "description": "The Laravel Framework.", "keywords": [ "framework", "laravel" ], "license": "MIT", &

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mstdmstd's avatar mstdmstd7yrs agoLaravel
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Get image preview from PDF file

I have book store and i need to save preview image after PDF file uploaded. Can you suggest a suitable option?

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khovsepyan's avatar Dalma7yrs agoLaravel
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Last reply by Dalma 7yrs ago
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storage_path() file does not exist

i have uploaded file successfully on the storage/app/public/uploads, and created the symlink which created a storage/uploads in public folder when i execute the below function: public function index() { $manuals = Manual::all(); foreach($manuals as $manual){ return response()->download(storage_path($manual->path_url)); } } it returns the following error:

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thamibn's avatar thamibn7yrs agoLaravel
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uploaded multiple file function getClientOriginalName() on null

hi all i'm working with laravel 5.2 i have multiple uploaded file First: if($request->hasfile('filename')) { foreach ($request->file('filename') as $file) { $name1= $file->getClientOriginalName(); $name = time().$name1; // $file->move('files', $name); $data[] = $name; } return $data; }

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fatima1's avatar fatima17yrs agoLaravel
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Get download link of a file in Laravel 5.7

How to generate a download link of a file uploaded by a user.

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lawkunchi's avatar lawkunchi7yrs agoLaravel
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subhashd's avatar

Uploading different extensions files

Hello guys I have a situation while uploading file in Laravel I am uploading .H, .obj, .zip extension files so, when size of each of these files is less than 2 mb then only size gets displayed in controller otherwise size gets displayed as 0 so then file becomes not readable. this is how it looks "vr_header" => UploadedFile {#30 -test: false -originalName: "Hu

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