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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);:

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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?

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PeraMika
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  • 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

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

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  • 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
  • just set a custom upload_tmp_dir other than the system default – Semra Sep 21 '22 at 20:06
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I got the same problem with the getRealPath(). It returns false when I dd(). Try using $request->getPathname() instead.

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I'm on L8. Was getting the same error when trying to upload images via Intervention. Was able to confirm the defaults were correct in the php.ini, and located the Temp folder on the system. I was able to correct this on my new server by adding write permissions to the User on the default C:Windows/Temp folder.

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