Delete file from a specific directory in Laravel local storage

Question

I am storing files at local storage. So, in /storage/app/public directory.

I am storing my files in /storage/app/public/userId/images ;

I used php artisan storage:link , so I can access that files in view, having a shortcut to this folder in /public/storage/userId/images Inside that path I have 2 images - test.jpg and test2.jpg

I can't find a response at Laravel documentation, how to delete file test.jpg from /public/storage/userId/images

I tried in this way :

$path = 'public/' . $id . '/diploma';
$files =  Storage::files($path);
return $files;

It returns me :

[
"public/303030/images/test.jpg"
"public/303030/images/test2.jpg"
]

Now, how can I call Storage::delete('test.jpg') on that array?

Solution 1

There is multiple ways to delete image

//In laravel 
File::delete($image);
//for specific directory
File::delete('images/' . 'image1.jpg');

and other way (Simple PHP)

//Simple PHP
unlink(public_path('storage/image/delete'));

and if you want to delete more than 1 images than

Storage::delete(['file1.jpg', 'file2.jpg']);
//or
File::delete($image1, $image2, $image3);

for more detail about Delete File in Laravel

Solution 2

Use Storage::delete(). The delete method accepts a single filename or an array of files to remove from the disk.

Storage::delete($file_to_delete);

May be you want to do something like-

$files =  Storage::files($path);
Storage::delete($files);

Comments

[priMo-ex3m]

So, if $image = 'test.jpg'. how File::delete($image) will know what image to delete, and from each folder? P.S. Please, review my edit

[priMo-ex3m]

So, if $image = 'test.jpg'. how Storage::delete($image) will know what image to delete, and from each folder? P.S. Please, review my edit

[Sohel0415]

you need to specify the filename with path

[priMo-ex3m]

$path = '/public/' . $userId . '/images/test.jpg' ; Storage::delete('$path); Now it works. I tried in your way, but it works just after adding /public as well. Thanks for your answer!

[priMo-ex3m]

$path = '/public/' . $userId . '/images/test.jpg' ; Storage::delete('$path); Now it works. I tried in your way, but it works just after adding /public as well. Thanks for your answer!

[Sohel0415]

@priMo-ex3m glad it helps :), accept the one that helps you, that way it can be useful in future for others

[priMo-ex3m]

Sure, just waiting for time out. I will accept first one, just cause it was answered earlier. But in fact, answers are equivalent. Thanks for help!

[Mohamed Raza]

Storage::disk('public')->delete('img_001.png'); this works