getRealPath() returns false (Laravel 5.2 & Image Intervention)

Question

When uploading images, getRealPath() always returns false:

$image_file = $request->file('image_file');
$image_file->getRealPath(); // ---> FALSE

Here is the result of dd($image_file);:

Also, when I try to use it with Image Intervention:

        $image_file = $request->file('image_file');

        Image::make($image_file->getRealPath())->.....

I am getting the following error:

NotReadableException in AbstractDecoder.php line 323: Image source not readable

Obviously because getRealPath() returns false... Someone has already asked about this problem: getRealPath returning false (Image Intervention and Laravel 5.1) ... but there is no solution.

Do you know why is this happening, how can I fix this?

is your picture size is big ? see this answer if it helps http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25929197/laravel-inputhasfileimage-returns-false-even-if-a-file-is-uploaded?rq=1 — Vikash, Jan 27 '17 at 18:27
@Vikash No, the image size is 16kb, so no, that is not a problem. — PeraMika, Jan 27 '17 at 18:38
@PeraMika Have you tried (like the guy on the post you linked) to avoid using `getRealPath()` method and use `public_path()` method instead? That should resolve your problem. — Mihailo, Jan 27 '17 at 18:41
@Mihailo Yes, like this: `$request->file('image_file')->public_path()` and I am getting **Method public_path does not exist.**. — PeraMika, Jan 27 '17 at 18:44
You can not **"chain"**. Try `public_path($request->file('image_file')->getClientOriginalName())` instead. — Mihailo, Jan 27 '17 at 18:51
you can check this issue https://github.com/Intervention/image/issues/26 — Vikash, Jan 27 '17 at 18:52
@Mihailo No it doesn't work... The `public_path` function returns the fully qualified path to the public directory, and I need a getRealPath() which gets absolute path to TEMP file that was just uploaded (located in C:\Windows\**Temp**... not in the project's public directory). — PeraMika, Jan 27 '17 at 19:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '17 at 20:19

2

The problem was in php.ini - incorrect upload dir.

answered Jan 27 '17 at 20:19

PeraMika

can you please share the error that was found in php.ini file of yours. i am facing same problem i don't see any problem with my ini file also my temp upload path is C:\Windows\Temp but still not getting path by ->getRealpath() function its returning false – Zeeshan Awan Nov 11 '21 at 17:56

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 25 '20 at 18:55

0

I got the same problem with the getRealPath(). It returns false when I dd(). Try using $request->getPathname() instead.

edited Mar 25 '20 at 18:55

Dharman

answered Mar 25 '20 at 18:48

Giang Nguyen

2 Answers2