Uploading File with CURL and Retrieving in Laravel Method - php

Question

I'm trying to get data posted using cURL in my endpoint, which is built on Laravel. In my API controller, where I receive data, I am able to receive all the data except my media file. I check for presence of the file using $request->hasFile('file') but it returns false. I also try to get the file using $request->file('file') but it returns null.
When I use $request->get('file'), I get the following response.
file":{"name":"/Users/name/File/path/public/media/aaaah.wav","mime":null,"postname":null}
Below, I am using $headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json"; to convert the recipient from array to string. Can anyone help me understand why the file posted by cURL is not being received in my Laravel method when I use $request->hasFile('file') and $request->file('file')?
AppController
public function postCurlData()
{
$endPoint = 'http://127.0.0.1:9000/api';
$apiKey = '****';
$url = $endPoint . '?key=' . $apiKey;
$dir = '/Users/name/File/path/app/public/media/test.wav'; // full directory of the file
$curlFile = curl_file_create($dir);
$data = [
'recipient' => ['44909090', '44909090'],
'content' => 'i love to code',
'file' => $curlFile,
];
$ch = curl_init();
$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json";
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "POST");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
$result = curl_exec($ch);
$result = json_decode($result, TRUE);
curl_close($ch);
}
My endpoint where I'm receiving data:
APIController
public function receiveCurlData()
{
$apiKey = $request->get('key');
if (($apiKey)) {
return response()->json([
'status' => 'success',
'content' => $request->get('content'),
'recipient' => $request->get('recipient'),
'file' => $request->hasFile('file')
]);
}
}
Response
{"status":"success","content":"I love to code","recipient":
["44909090","44909090"],"file":false}

Answer 1

This answer is related to your question:
how to upload file using curl with php.
You should delete
$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json";
And
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
And also delete the json_encode() replacing it by the plain array
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
$result = json_decode($result, TRUE);
curl_close($ch);