How to delete file from public folder in laravel 5.1

Question

I want to delete a News from database and when I hit the delete button all data from database deleted but the image is remains in upload folder. So, how do I this to work. t

Answer 1

Try to use:

unlink('.'.Storage::url($news->photo));

Look the dot and concatenation before the call of facade Storage.

Answer 2

public function destroy($id) {
    $news = News::findOrFail($id);
    $image_path = app_path("images/news/".$news->photo);

    if(file_exists($image_path)){
        //File::delete($image_path);
        File::delete( $image_path);
    }
    $news->delete();
    return redirect('admin/dashboard')->with('message','خبر موفقانه حذف  شد');
}

Answer 3

this method worked for me
First, put the line below at the beginning of your controller:

use File;

below namespace in your php file Second:

 $destinationPath = 'your_path';
 File::delete($destinationPath.'/your_file');

$destinationPath --> the folder inside folder public.

Answer 4

You could use PHP's unlink() method just as @Khan suggested.

But if you want to do it the Laravel way, use the File::delete() method instead.

// Delete a single file

File::delete($filename);

// Delete multiple files

File::delete($file1, $file2, $file3);

// Delete an array of files

$files = array($file1, $file2);
File::delete($files);

And don't forget to add at the top:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File; 

Answer 5

Use the unlink function of php, just pass exact path to your file to unlink function :

unlink($file_path);

Do not forget to create complete path of your file if it is not stored in the DB. e.g

$file_path = app_path().'/images/news/'.$news->photo;

Answer 6

First make sure the file exist by building the path

if($request->hasFile('image')){
    $path = storage_path().'/app/public/YOUR_FOLDER/'.$db->image;
      if(File::exists($path)){
          unlink($path);
      }