laravel save to s3
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How to Save Laravel Files to Amazon S3#
If you are planning to save your Laravel files to Amazon S3, it is important to set up your Amazon Web Services (AWS) account first. After that, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Install the Required Packages#
Install the following packages using Composer:
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composer require league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3 ^1.0
composer require aws/aws-sdk-phpStep 2: Configure Your AWS Credentials#
In your Laravel project, create a new file named .env if it doesn't exist yet. Add the following lines and replace the placeholders with your own AWS credentials:
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AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_aws_access_key_id_here
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_secret_access_key_here
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=your_aws_region_here
AWS_BUCKET=your_aws_bucket_name_hereStep 3: Set Up the Filesystem Configuration#
In config/filesystems.php, add the following code to the disks array:
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's3' => [
'driver' => 's3',
'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'),
'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
],Step 4: Save a File to S3#
To save a file to S3, you can use Laravel's Storage facade. For example:
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use Illuminate\Http\File;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
$file = new File('/path/to/local/file');
Storage::disk('s3')->put('path/to/s3/file', $file);You can also use the putFile method to save a file directly from a user input:
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use Illuminate\Http\Request;
public function saveToS3(Request $request)
{
$file = $request->file('file');
Storage::disk('s3')->putFile('path/to/s3/file', $file);
return back();
}Step 5: Retrieve a File from S3#
To retrieve a file from S3, you can use the url method to get a public URL for the file:
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$url = Storage::disk('s3')->url('path/to/s3/file');
return view('download')->with('url', $url);You can also use the get method to retrieve the file contents:
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$contents = Storage::disk('s3')->get('path/to/s3/file');
return response($contents)->header('Content-Type', 'application/pdf');