Laravel How to get Helper function return value in controller as url path

Question

I have created a laravel helper something like this which generates an sql file in /sql/ under my database folder location so database/sqls/xxxxx.sql

 class Helpsql { 


public function cd(string $file = '')
        {

            $destinationFile = 'mysql';

            $destinationPath = database_path(sprintf('sql/', $destinationFile));

            $this->callerPassthrough('info', 'create file');

            return $destinationPath;
        }
}

I create a controller function like this AbcController.php

public function index(){
$urlpath = new Helpsql;
$urlpath->cd();
return response()->download($destinationPath);
}

My route is: Route::get('path', 'AbcController@index');

but it is not returning the path to download the file.

Do you mean to return them to your view? – Script47 Jul 16 '18 at 19:51 — Script47, Jul 16 '18 at 19:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '18 at 20:04

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Try return from your controller this response:

return response()->download($destinationPath);

answered Jul 16 '18 at 20:04

Sergey Mara

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should i create $var = new Helpsql() and then return response()->download($destinationPath); ?? – Codebugggs Jul 16 '18 at 20:39

Polaris · Answer 2 · 2018-07-16T22:25:43.310

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You're not passing any variable data to

$urlpath->cd();

and

$destinationPath

variable is undefined, you have not set any data to it.

It should be this:

public function index(){
$urlpath = new Helpsql;
return response()->download($urlpath->cd()); 
}

edited Jul 16 '18 at 22:25

answered Jul 16 '18 at 21:50

Polaris

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i dont need some data.. i need $destinationPath in return as url – Codebugggs Jul 16 '18 at 22:13
You have a variable called $file that is blank in your cd() method. You are not setting it, so $destinationFile will always be blank. Also the cd() method returns data, not the variable name $destinationPath – Polaris Jul 16 '18 at 22:18
Yes, because you are not passing any data to $file when you are calling cd() method. – Polaris Jul 16 '18 at 22:19
so how should i write? – Codebugggs Jul 16 '18 at 22:19
Where are you doing dd()? – Polaris Jul 16 '18 at 22:21
in the helper function. – Codebugggs Jul 16 '18 at 22:22
Then use this return response()->download($urlpath->cd()); – Polaris Jul 16 '18 at 22:24
Then you have a problem with your cd() method. – Polaris Jul 16 '18 at 23:04

Laravel How to get Helper function return value in controller as url path

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