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File Storage

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Store, retrieve, and delete files across local, S3, and other disks with the Storage facade.

File Storage

use IlluminateSupportFacadesStorage;

// Store
Storage::put("file.txt", "contents");
Storage::disk("s3")->put("file.txt", "contents");
$path = $request->file("avatar")->store("avatars");
$path = $request->file("avatar")->store("avatars", "s3");

// Read
Storage::get("file.txt");
Storage::exists("file.txt");
Storage::size("file.txt");
Storage::lastModified("file.txt");
Storage::files("directory");

// Delete
Storage::delete("file.txt");
Storage::deleteDirectory("avatars");

// URLs
Storage::url("file.txt");           // public URL
Storage::temporaryUrl("file.txt", now()->addMinutes(5)); // S3 signed URL

// config/filesystems.php
"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"),
    ],
]