Linking The Storage Directory Command

[edward-aslin]

• Laravel Version: 5.3
• PHP Version: 7.0.8

  Description:

The command which links the storage directory...

php artisan storage:link

This appears to create an absolute link. It means that the symlink does not work properly when using homestead.

To get around this i create a symlink with a relative path

ln -s ../storage/app/public public/storage

Should this not be the default behaviour?

Steps To Reproduce:

Use the command when using homestead for the local environment. php artisan storage:link

[themsaid]

@edd-smith why wouldn't it work by default? What errors do you receive?

[edward-aslin]

For me, using the "storage:link" command, the symlink created does not work inside the homestead VB and as such you can not upload or access files in the storage folder.

However manually creating a relative symlink fixes this problem.

[themsaid]

By doesn't work you mean erroring or just doesn't take effect?

[edward-aslin]

It silently fails. No error message, it doesnt take effect.

[henriquebremenkanp]

I just submitted a PR to make use of relative paths. #15584

[henriquebremenkanp]

@edd-smith you have to do vagrant ssh and run storage:link from inside the vm for it to work right now.

It seems like you're running storage:link from your host OS and it will link to /Users/you/laravel/storage/app/public, which doesn't exist inside the vm. If you create from inside the vm it will be /home/vagrant/laravel/storage/app/public, and you won't be able to use the symlinks in finder, but it will work on the browser.

[edward-aslin]

Sounds about right @henriquebremenkanp

[themsaid]

@edd-smith

Use the command when using homestead for the local environment.

The whole time I thought you're using the command from inside the vm :)

[edward-aslin]

Apologies for the confusion and thanks for helping solve @themsaid

I see the pull request was denied. Therefore, would you deem it worthwhile to adding a quick note to the documentation regarding this? Or is it silly obvious to most Homestead users?

[Litaya]

I find the main reason(for me) is that only absolute path will work well.

So: For my local mac environment with homestead, using vagrant ssh login into virtual system, then run php artisan storage:link works well

For my server CentOS6.8 environment without homestead, using ln -s absolute_path absolute_path command works well, too. ( but php artisan storage:link doesn't work, don't know why).

[brickgale]

I am using larvel 5.2 and running windows 10 with xampp. Tried running ln -s ../storage/app/public public/storage on gitbash but unfortunately it fails. Gives me ln: failed to create symbolic link 'public/storage/public': File exists. Is there anyway to solve this?

[JohanIskandar]

My configuration as follows Laravel Version: 5.4.12 Voyager Version: dev-release/v0.11" PHP Version: 7.1.0

When php artisan storage:link, it gives me errors The "public/storage" directory already exists.

Please help,

thanks, Johan

[jingaworks]

@JohanIskandar Delete the storage directory from public/ directory and do the command again. I had the same problem and this is how I did it.

[Quadriphobs1]

I am running laravel 5.5 and i just uptated my homestead to 3.1.0 and my virtual box to 5.2, everythings works fine before the update but after ii update the files under the storage before update works fine but the new files i just upload there doesnt synchronize, i mean i cant read or access them, if i ssh into the public\storage\folder\ and do ls -l all the old files will be loaded but if ssh into storage\app\public\folder\ and do ls -l all the old and new files will be loaded alongside as well, i have done vagrant provision, please what am i missing, i am on windows 10 64 bit

[liucf]

laravel 5.5 + homestead to 3.1.0 got same issue.

[liucf]

@themsaid laravel 5.5 + homestead to 3.1.0 got same issue.

[edward-aslin]

@liucf did you SSH into homestead and run the command from inside the VM?

[Quadriphobs1]

Thanks for your reply @edd-smith , i ran the command in ssh, its saying symlink() protocol error, if i run the command in the project root directory it will runs and link the storage folder, but i can access it via the Homestead, It if start the server in my root project, i mean if i php artisan serve and try to access the files in the storage directory, it will see the file and loads correctly, but if i open my project via the homestead address and try to access the file in the storage, i keep getting 404 error which means not found. Also if i ssh into my project directory and move into the public folder the storage folder will be listed but its in red color and if i try t access it i keep getting protocol error.

[daniel-farina]

If you are on windows you can run this command from Gitbash as an Administrator. That's the trick .

ln -sr storage/app/public public/storage

[AdrianKuriata]

If you are using windows and homestead, if you have set:

      type: "nfs"
      mount_opts: ['nolock,vers=3,udp,noatime,actimeo=1']

in the Homestead.yaml and storage:link not works for you, just remove these options from the Homestead file configuration and everything will be okay.

[easterneas]

If you are on windows you can run this command from Gitbash as an Administrator. That's the trick .

ln -sr storage/app/public public/storage

I tried using your command through Gitbash as an Administrator, but it only updated once, and once I tried to upload again, the items in public folder won't update. Hence, 404.

Luckily, there is built-in Windows command that can link to a specific path, like mklink:

mklink /D "Link Folder" "A:\bsolute\Path\To\Target\Folder"

Make sure that the Target option should be an absolute path. Otherwise, it will throw an error.

mklink /D ".\public\storage\" "P:\ath\to\your\project\storage\app\public\"

And, yes, I tested by doing copy-paste on it, and it worked beautifully. Hope this helps :)

P.S.: I think this should be incorporated within php artisan storage:link in the future.

[rodrigodesouza]

If you are on windows you can run this command from Gitbash as an Administrator. That's the trick .

ln -sr storage/app/public public/storage

não estava conseguindo até usar este comando com o "r" adicional. ln -s storage/app/public public/storage -> ln -sr storage/app/public public/storage

[izshreyansh]

If this doesn't work inside windows even with Run CMD As Administrator mode.

• You can shut down your vagrant VM by vagrant halt
• Open CMD as Administrator
• vagrant up
• vagrant ssh
• Run the command art storage:link If it gives you already exists error. Just go in the public/ folder & delete the storage file and run the command again.

[alexlovar]

For me, using the "storage:link" command, the symlink created does not work inside the homestead VB and as such you can not upload or access files in the storage folder.

However manually creating a relative symlink fixes this problem.

hi, could you please, tell where is the path on ubuntu 18, to manually edit this simlink?

[izshreyansh]

@alexlovar /public/storage

[sandeepstha46]

@jingaworks Thank you mate.