Storage Linking Issue in Laravel 8 on localhost

Question

Laravel Version: 8.35.1
PHP Version: 8.0.0

Description:

I'm uploading an image with laravel using this code:

$product_image = $request->file('product_image');
$product_image_extension = $product_image->extension();
$product_image_name = time() . '.' . $product_image_extension;
$product_image->storeAs('/media/product_images', $product_image_name);
$model->product_image = $product_image_name;

It works fine, the file is uploaded to storage/app/media/product_images/.

Then, I run the command

php artisan storage: link

to create the symlink in public. The Command Execute Like this:

Local NTFS volumes are required to complete the operation.
The [E:\Complete Programming Bootcamp\laravel Work\ecom-project\cyber_shopping\public\storage] link 
has been connected to [E:\Complete Programming Bootcamp\laravel Work\ecom- 
project\cyber_shopping\storage\app/public].
The links have been created.

I am Using This Code To Display Image:

{{asset('storage/media/product_images/' . $list->product_image)}}

But Image is not displaying on the frontend.

Also, The Storage Folder Is not created in the public folder. PLz, Help Me.

Thanks

try to access that image directly from browser, does the image accessible from that url? — Localhousee
yes, I try this but the page not found error occurs. When I Copy the storage/app/public/[media(this folder)] paste it in the public/storage(created by myself) folder the images displayed. But This process is not dynamic. I need that when I upload an image it also stores in the public/storage folder and the display. — msaad dev
Try this rm -rf public/storage Then run php artisan storage:link — Hedayatullah Sarwary
You have to store the files under storage/app/public/media/product_images/ to make them publicly accessibles through asset('storage/media/product_images/' . $list->product_image). So change $product_image->storeAs('/media/product_images', $product_image_name); to ` $product_image->storeAs('public/media/product_images', $product_image_name);` — porloscerros Ψ

Yudiz Solutions Yudiz Solutions · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-08T04:25:31

Step 1:: Store Image

$path = ‘’;
if( $request->has('product_image') ) {
    $path = $request->file('product_image')->store('media/product_images');
}
$model->product_image = $path;

Step 2:: Check Store File Path

The File Will Be Store In Path::

————————————————————————————————

Storage/app/public/media/product_images/

Step 3:: Link Storage In Public Folder

Run The Storage Link Command and remove storage link folder from the public if already exist

php artisan storage:link

Step 4:: Create Global Function To Access Images Main Controller.php File Create Global Storage Image Getting Function Like This

public static function getUrl($path)
{
    $url = "";
    if( !empty($path) && Storage::disk('public')->exists($path) )
        $url = Storage::url($path);
    return $url;
}

Step 5:: Use Function In Assest To Display Image

<img src="{{ getUrl($list->product_image) }}" />

Storage Linking Issue in Laravel 8 on localhost

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