PHP

upload pdf file in laravel

//first run this command to generate symbolic link
php artisan storage:link

//then in controller function
$fileTemp = $request->file('file');
if($fileTemp->isValid()){
  $fileExtension = $fileTemp->getClientOriginalExtension();
  $fileName = Str::random(4). '.'. $fileExtension;
  $path = $fileTemp->storeAs(
  	'public/documents', $fileName
  );
}
//above code will save your file in 'storage/app/public/documents' location
//and using symbolic link we can access this file here 'public/storage/documents'

//Now Open or download file in blade template
<a href="{{url(Storage::url($document['file']))}}">Open/Download</a>

upload a pdf file laravel

class FileController extends Controller
{
    // ...

    public function upload(Request $request)
    {
        $uniqueFileName = uniqid() . $request->get('upload_file')->getClientOriginalName() . '.' . $request->get('upload_file')->getClientOriginalExtension());

        $request->get('upload_file')->move(public_path('files') . $uniqueFileName);

        return redirect()->back()->with('success', 'File uploaded successfully.');
    }

    // ...
}