How to save Laravel files

Find out how to save files in Laravel with the help of: Using a storage and tooling tools.

Saving files in Laravel is an easy task. The framework offers different ways to store your files, depending on the type of data and how you want to manage it. To save a file, you need to use the Laravel filesystem.

Using the Laravel Filesystem

The Laravel Filesystem is a powerful filesystem abstraction which allows you to easily store and retrieve files from different storage locations. You can use the filesystem to save files to your local storage, a cloud storage provider, or an FTP server.

To use the Laravel Filesystem, you need to first create a disk in your config/filesystems.php configuration file. This disk defines where the files will be stored. For example, if you are using Amazon S3, you would create a disk like this:

'disks' => [
    's3' => [
        'driver' => 's3',
        'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
        'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
        'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'),
        'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
        'url' => env('AWS_URL'),
    ],
],

Once you have created the disk, you can use the Storage facade to save your files. For example, if you are saving an image, you would use the put method:

Storage::disk('s3')->put('filename.jpg', $image);

The put method takes two arguments: the filename and the data to be stored. The data can be either a string or a file object. Once the file has been saved, you can access the URL of the file using the url method:

$url = Storage::disk('s3')->url('filename.jpg');

The Laravel Filesystem also provides many other useful methods for managing your files. For example, you can get the file size, delete a file, or copy a file from one location to another. To learn more about the Laravel Filesystem, you can read the official documentation.