Laravel ajax deleting files fails - php

Question

IN my vue js ajax post am storing file like
$imagename = sha1(time()).".".$request->profile_pic->extension();
$path = $request->profile_pic->storeAs('public/images/users',$imagename);
$user = \Auth::user();
//remove old file and retain new one
if(\Storage::has($user->profile_pic)){
\Storage::delete($user->profile_pic);
}
$user->picture = $path;
$user->save();
THe above works and the image is saved in the storage/app/public/images/users which is okay
But the database field is saved as public/images/users so when accessing the value in the frontend its not found
After several tests i found out that in the database i need to save the file as
storage/images/users //note path is not starting with public
so i changed the
$user->picture="storage/images/users".$imagename;
But now after doing this the part that removes old file fails
if(\Storage::has($user->profile_pic)){
\Storage::delete($user->profile_pic);
}
How do i adjust the delete part to also work.
UPDATE FOR FULL CONTROLLER CODE
public function changeProfilePic(Request $request){
if ($request->hasFile('profile_pic')) {
$imagename = sha1(time()).".".$request->profile_pic->extension();
$path = $request->profile_pic->storeAs('public/images/users',$imagename);
$user = \Auth::user();
//remove old file and retain new one
if(\Storage::has($user->profile_pic)){
\Storage::delete($user->profile_pic);
}
$user->profile_pic = "storage/images/users".$imagename;
//if save fails delete the uploaded image
if($user->save()){
return response("true", 200);
}else {
\Storage::delete($path);
return response("false", 200);
}
}else{
return response("false", 200);
}
}
in mmy vue js during upload am using vue-image-crop-upload plugin
<image-uploader field="profile_pic"
...other stuff for plugin
url="/change-profile-picture"
langType="en"
:headers="headers"
img-format="png"></image-uploader>
laravel route
Route::post('/change-profile-picture', 'UserController#changeProfilePic');

Answer 1

This is the way i resolved it
After a quick check i found out that no matter what i try
Storage::has or Storage::exists
Aways returns false and `Storage::delete doesnt throw any error even if the file doesnt exists
Also a quick check on the file path i had to change the name stored on database from storage to public hence explde and implode
TRHe final code that works is
public function changeProfilePic(Request $request){
if ($request->hasFile('profile_pic')) {
$imagename = sha1(time()).".".$request->profile_pic->extension();
$path = $request->profile_pic->storeAs('public/images/users',$imagename);
$user = \Auth::user();
$olduserpicdata = explode("/",$user->profile_pic);
$olduserpicdata[0] = "public";
//remove old file and retain new one
Storage::delete(implode("/",$olduserpicdata));
$user->profile_pic = "storage/images/users/".$imagename;
//if save fails delete the uploaded image
if($user->save()){
return response("true", 200);
}else {
Storage::delete($path);
return response("false", 200);
}
}else{
return response("false", 200);
}
}