How to download file from storage? - php

Question

I'm using Laravel's file storage system and I'm trying to trigger a download response to download my files through the browser, but it cant find the correct file instead it downloads my file page view script. I have a storage link set up as well.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
File.blade.php
#extends('layouts.app')
#section('content')
<div class="container">
<form action="{{route('upload')}}" method="POST"
enctype="multipart/form-data" name="formName">
{{csrf_field() }}
<input type="file" name="file">
<input type="submit" class="btn" name="submit">
</form>
<div class="row">
#foreach($files as $file)
<a href="{{route('download',$file)}}" download="{{$file->name}}">
{{$file->name}}</a>
</div>
</div>
#endsection
Download function
public function download($file){
return response()->download(storage_path('/storage/app/files/'.$file));
}
file routes
Route::get('files', 'FileController#index')->name('upload');
Route::post('files', 'FileController#store');
Route::get('files/{file}', 'FileController#download')->name('download');

Answer 1

Remove this download="{{$file->name}}" from the link.
You can add download as html attribute:
<a href="{!! route('download', $file->name) !!}" download>{{ $file->name }}</a>
But you don't need it in this case, use just:
{{$file->name}}
The response()->download() method in your controller will generate a response that forces the browser to download the file at the given path. So make sure your path i correct.
If your file is in your-project-root-path/storage/app/files/, you can use:
return response()->download(storage_path('/app/files/'. $file));
If your file is in your-project-root-path/storage/storage/app/files/, use:
return response()->download(storage_path('/storage/app/files/'. $file));

Answer 2

I think you are passing the file object instead of the filename to your download route.
Try
#extends('layouts.app')
#section('content')
<div class="container">
<form action="{{route('upload')}}" method="POST"
enctype="multipart/form-data" name="formName">
{{csrf_field() }}
<input type="file" name="file">
<input type="submit" class="btn" name="submit">
</form>
<div class="row">
#foreach($files as $file)
<a href="{{route('download',$file->name)}}" download>
{{$file->name}}</a>
</div>
</div>
#endsection
Try replacing {{route('download',$file)}} with {{route('download',$file->name)}}.
Also try replacing the download controller with this code
public function download($file){
return response()->download(storage_path('app/files/'.$file));
}

Answer 3

public function jpg_download($id)
{
if (auth()->user()->download_count < 5) {
auth()->user()->increment('download_count');
$data = DB::table('products')->where('id', $id)->first();
$path = public_path('/storage/item/jpg/' . $data->jpg);
return response()->download($path);
}
dd('Next Day Download');
}