can't write image data to path in laravel using the Intervention library

Question

I am using Laravel 4.2 with the Intervention library,and I am not sure why I am getting this problem when everything else seems to be right. here is the code:

Route::post('test',function()
{
    // check if files was sent
    if(Input::hasFile('file'))
    {
        $image = Input::file('file');
        $filename = date('Y-m-d-H:i:s').'-'.$image->getClientOriginalName();
        $path = public_path('images/cars/'.$filename);
        Image::make($image->getRealPath())->resize(468,249)->save($path);

    } else {
        return Response::json(array('test'=>false));
    }
});

The error I am receiving is:

Intervention \ Image \ Exception \ NotWritableException Can't write image data to path (C:\xampp\htdocs\jacars_project\public/images/cars/2014-08-26-03:41:39-icon_2034.png).

Thanks in advance in helping me solve the problem

Nice code you've written there. This Error seems to be an issue with a directory. The code is unable to find that directory. You can solve that by using a relative path to specifically point to that directory for example in my case I had used the path public/baz.jpeg and got same error as you'rs. I changed the path to ../public/baz.jpeg and now Image is stored there as expected. — MosesK
– MosesK, Commented Sep 20, 2021 at 6:26

ako · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-10 09:17:39Z

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you can check for directory existence , if there is no such directory then create it :

        if (!file_exists($save_path)) {
            mkdir($save_path, 666, true);
        }

answered Apr 10, 2017 at 9:17

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Mycodingproject Over a year ago

I couldn't understand the problem at first but it solved my image upload issue to public image path. Thanks!

Yousef Altaf Over a year ago

shouldn't the permission be 775 instead of 666?

ndotie Over a year ago

thought so, it was supposed to be 775

The Alpha · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-26 04:25:32Z

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Just change this:

$path = public_path('images/cars/'.$filename);

To this:

$path = 'images/cars/' . $filename;

Also, make sure that, the target path/location is writable, has write permission.

answered Aug 26, 2014 at 4:25

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user3838153 Over a year ago

how do I make sure the path/location is writable and has write permission ?

The Alpha Over a year ago

What OS your project is running on ?

The Alpha Over a year ago

Check this answer.

user3838153 Over a year ago

windows 8 I am running

Matthew Alika Over a year ago

to make sure that the folder is writable, use the following command: sudo chmod 775 your_directory for linux

Enver · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-26 12:12:48Z

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If you haven't created your path's folder, you will get that error. You need to create first it.

answered Aug 26, 2021 at 12:12

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Mohsin Khan Over a year ago

solved my error, i had a wrong file name

Adrian Enriquez · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-08 11:22:51Z

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By creating the directory first where I will put my image file solves the problem for me.

Ex: creating the public/images/cars/ directories first. Then you can now save the images there.

PS: But if you want to create folders dynamically, I'm not sure how to do that.

answered Mar 8, 2015 at 11:22

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Makdous · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-09 00:20:14Z

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After so many hours, I found the solution for Centos 8 (but it works for others too). We need to assign the necessary permissions to the folder that will save the images to upload. And using the "chmod" command is not enough, you need to use

httpd_sys_content_t

and

httpd_sys_rw_content_t

Ex: From the command line we enter the folder of our Laravel project, we enter the "/public" folder and execute the following commands to give permissions to the "/images" folder:

chown –R apache: images
chmod –R 755 images
systemctl restart httpd
chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_t images
chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t images
systemctl restart httpd

Note: ("chown -R apache: images" replaces in other Linux versions its equivalent "chown -R www-data: images").

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Makdous Over a year ago

Welcome to stack overflow, this site accepts answers in English only.

Lawson · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-03 00:52:52Z

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if you are using Ubuntu -> sudo chmod -R 777 public

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Masood Bhat · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-24 04:27:09Z

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In my case, it was not having permission on the folder, chmod with 755 did the job.

chmod -R 755

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answered Feb 25, 2021 at 11:47

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user1986815 Over a year ago

please elaborate a little bit the answer showing how to achieve this. Possibly show how to change the code of the OP to implement the change you suggest.

Akshay ak · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-21 05:30:32Z

   if ($request->hasFile('image')) {
            $ds = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
            $image = $request->file('image');

        // Validate the uploaded image
        $validatedData = $request->validate([
            'image' => 'required|image|max:2048', // Max size in KB (2MB)
        ]);

        try {
            // Store the original image in the public directory
            $imageName = $image->hashName();
            $imagePath = $image->move(public_path('admin' . $ds . 'uploads' . $ds . 'category_images'), $imageName);

            // Create a resized thumbnail (100x100 pixels)
            $thumbnailName = $imageName;
            $thumbnailPath = public_path("admin" . $ds . "uploads" . $ds . "category_thumbnails");
            if (!file_exists($thumbnailPath)) {
                mkdir($thumbnailPath, 0777, true);
            }

            $thumbnail = Image::make($imagePath)
                ->fit(100, 100);
            $thumbnail->save($thumbnailPath . "" . $ds . "" . $thumbnailName);

            // Destroy the Intervention Image instance to free up memory
            $thumbnail->destroy();

            $thumbnailPath = $thumbnailPath . "" . $ds . "" . $thumbnailName;

            $validatedData['image'] = $imagePath;
            $validatedData['thumbnail'] = $thumbnailPath;

            return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'Created successfully');
        } catch (\Exception $e) {
            return redirect()->back()->with('status', 'An error occurred while processing the image.');
        }
    }

Taofeek · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-12 06:08:12Z

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If you are on shared hosting, don't use public_path() helper function to point to the uploads location. simple put the location and you are good to go:

change public_path(UPLOAD_PATH)

to only UPLOAD_PATH

answered Jan 12, 2021 at 6:08

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Mohammed B Sattar · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-07 10:00:34Z

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The problem is with the permission, just go to your directory and give it the read and write permission, your problem will be solved

answered Jul 7, 2022 at 10:00

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