Running cleanup method before migrate:fresh to remove old images from storage

I would like to cleanup the locally seeded storage images when running php artisan migrate:fresh --seed.

I noticed that all the database tables get dropped before the seeders even start. So my method for cleaning up local storage images was never touched:

private function cleanLocalFileSystem()
{
    $files = File::all();
    $files->each(function (File $file) {
        $this->fileController->destroy($file->id); // removes associated files from storage.
    });
}

So there must be a way to clear out theses images at the start of running the migrate:fresh --seed command.

Right?

I suggest you create a custom artisan command on your project since Laravel may not have a direct command to handle it. So the idea is so allow you clean up before you migrate.

https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/artisan#registering-commands

php artisan make:command CleanupThenMigrate

Next, you write your logic for the created command. Go to app/Console/Commands/CleanupThenMigrate.php

**

<?php
    namespace App\Console\Commands;
    use Illuminate\Console\Command;
    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
    
class CleanupThenMigrate extends Command
    {
        protected $signature = 'app:cleanup-then-migrate';
        protected $description = '';
        /**
         * Execute the console command.
         */
        public function handle()
        {
            //
            $this->info('Cleaning up local storage images...');
            $this->cleanLocalFileSystem();
            // Run migrations and seeders
            $this->info('Running migrate:fresh...');
            $this->call('migrate:fresh');
            $this->info('Seeding the database...');
            $this->call('db:seed');
            $this->info('Hala Madrid! All local images have been deleted. Migration and Seeding is complete too!');
        }
        private function cleanLocalFileSystem()
        {
            // Define your local storage path
            $storagePath = storage_path('app/public');
            // Delete all files in the storage path
            $getFiles = File::allFiles($storagePath);
            foreach ($getFiles as $file) {
                File::delete($file);
            }
        }
    }

**

Next, run php artisan app:cleanup-then-migrate

I hope this helps.