Upload

There are three ways to upload files using Larupload:

• Upload by mutator

• Upload by the attach function

• Upload using the create method of the model

Mutator

This is the easiest way to upload a file. You can upload a file by assigning the file to a property of your model.

It is advising that when uploading a file using Larupload, the corresponding property must be defined in the attachments method of the model.

$upload = new Upload;
$upload->file = $request->file('file');
$upload->save();

Attach (IDE Friendly)

With the attach function, you can upload both the file and its cover image (if applicable).

Here are the arguments that the attach function accepts:

• The first argument is the file that you want to upload (required).

• The second argument is the cover image for the file (optional).

$file = $request->file('file');
$cover = $request->file('cover');
   
$upload->file->attach($file, $cover);
// or (recommended)
$upload->attachment('file')->attach($file, $cover);

$upload->save();

If you provide a cover file when calling the attach function, the package will prioritize using your uploaded file as the cover instead of automatically generating one.

Create

In this method, you can create and upload a file in one line of code. All you need to do is to pass the file and any required information to the create method of your model.

For example, if you have an Upload model that has an attachment named file, you can create and upload a file by writing the following code:

$upload = Upload::create([
    'file' => $request->file('file')
]);