I'm able to delete the image from the local driver using the below logic when I use php unlink method but when I use Storage facade the post get's deleted but the image is not deleted. I've tried playing around with the Facade way but I can't seem to have it work. What I'm I missing?
public function destroy(Post $post)
{
// unlink('storage/'.$post->imagePath);
Storage::delete('storage/'.$post->imagePath);
$post->delete();
return redirect(route('posts.index'))->with('flash', 'Post Deleted Successfully');
}
You have to understand that (by default), the Storage
facade looks into /your/project/storage/app
.
This is the root
directory.
If we assume:
/home/alphy/my-project
$post->imagePath == 'posts/18/picture.png'
... then:
Storage
facade methods, including delete()
, copy()
, path()
... will looks for /home/alphy/my-project/storage/app/posts/18/picture.png
when you give them $post->imagePath
So:
public function destroy(Post $post)
{
Storage::delete('storage/'.$post->imagePath);
// tries to delete /home/alphy/my-project/storage/app/storage/$post->imagePath
// which is probably wrong
$post->delete();
return redirect(route('posts.index'))->with('flash', 'Post Deleted Successfully');
}