Display the folder image for the view Laravel

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How can I access a direct image from storage?

I'm saving the images from my project in storage/images/clients/ how do I retrieve those images and display them for the view?

This seems to be a follow-up to your previous question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48171822/laravel-where-and-how-to-save-a-file-image; be sure to either close/delete that question if it's not needed. — Tim Lewis, Jan 09 '18 at 21:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '18 at 20:43

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You need to create a symbolic link between the storage/images and public/images:

ln -s /full/path/to/storage/images /full/path/to/public/images

Then you'll be able to use these images:

<img src="{{ asset('images/clients/john.jpg') }}">

answered Jan 09 '18 at 20:43

Alexey Mezenin

How do I create this link? how does it work? No need to create the route? – Bruno Silva Jan 09 '18 at 20:45
@BrunoSilva use the `ln` command as I've shown. No, you don't need to create a route. – Alexey Mezenin Jan 09 '18 at 20:46
I better create the symbolic link or already save the image in the public folder? – Bruno Silva Jan 09 '18 at 20:46
@BrunoSilva it's better to keep files in the `storage` directory and create a symbolic link. – Alexey Mezenin Jan 09 '18 at 20:47
Okay, I'll try to implement your answer and I'll come back to give you okay if you do not have any doubts – Bruno Silva Jan 09 '18 at 20:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '18 at 21:53

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To retrieve the raw content of the file use:

$contents = Storage::get('/path/to/file.jpg');

But if you just trying to display it in the view, there no need for any special cumbersome method, Simply use

<img src="/path/to/file.jpg">

answered Jan 09 '18 at 21:53

Marvin

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