laravel get real path of input file

Question

i have script like this in my view

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="{{ URL::route('import.produk.post') }}">
   <input type="file" name="import">
   <button class="btn btn-primary form-button" type="submit">Save</button>
</form>

in my controller i wanna show path of file
lets say that file located in D:\Data\product.xlsx
i using this script to do that

public function postImportProduk() {
   $input = Input::file('import')->getRealPath();;
    var_dump($input);
}

but it's not display real path of the input file instead temp file like this output

string(24) "C:\xampp\tmp\phpD745.tmp"

i try with ->getFilename() it's show temp filename too phpD745.tmp

but if i'm using ->getClientOriginalName()it's show exactly product.xlsx

i wonder how to get file real path
ps : i'm using laravel 4.2

Because that's where the file is on upload. You need to move() it before you could have it in your storage — Damien Pirsy, Nov 18 '15 at 08:04
@DamienPirsy not quite understand...so i need move it first then run script `getRealPath` right? — Neversaysblack, Nov 18 '15 at 08:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '15 at 08:13

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After you do the upload, the file is stored in a temporary directory, with a randomly generated name.

Now that you have the file in your server, you want to move it to some specific folder that you have to designate. A simple example in your case would be this:

public function postImportProduk() {
    $input = Input::file('import');
    $destinationPath = '/uploads/'; // path to save to, has to exist and be writeable
    $filename = $input->getClientOriginalName(); // original name that it was uploaded with
    $input->move($destinationPath,$fileName); // moving the file to specified dir with the original name
}

Read more on the functionality here.

answered Nov 18 '15 at 08:13

Andrius

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so it's not possible to know where original path of file...i want to save both original path and destination path to database.... – Neversaysblack Nov 18 '15 at 08:20
What do you mean "original path"? If you want to know where the user is storing the file in his computer then no, it is not possible and would be a security issue if it was. – Andrius Nov 18 '15 at 08:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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Getting the original file path is not possible for security purposes.

See More How to get full path of selected file on change of <input type=‘file’> using javascript, jquery-ajax?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Nov 18 '15 at 08:25

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