Laravel: Trouble with uploading files on localhost - php

Question

I've trouble getting the file upload working with Laravel on my Windows 7 system. There is no issue with uploading the files but when I see the destination directory the uploaded file is not present.
After searching in Google and forums I found that there may be a problem with the 'Temp' directory.
The output of dd(sys_get_temp_dir()) is C:\Users\RAGHAV~1\AppData\Local\Temp.
However there is no directory called RAGHAV~1(I've enabled to see the hidden folders). In php.ini the upload_tmp_dir is set to C:\xampp\tmp.
Is there any conflict between these settings? Can you please help me to get the file upload working?
The code in the controller that process the uploaded files:
$validator = $this->brandValidator($request->all());
if ($validator->fails()) {
$this->throwValidationException(
$request, $validator
);
}
$image_directory = public_path() . '/Uploads/Products/';
$result = $request->file('image')->move($image_directory);
$brand_name = $request->input('brand_name');
$image = $image_directory . $request->file('image')->getClientOriginalName();
$id = Brand::create([
'brand_name' => $brand_name,
'image' => $image,
]);

Answer 1

You have not specified the path for the file. Simply replace this
$image_directory = public_path() . '/Uploads/Products/';
$result = $request->file('image')->move($image_directory);
with this
$file = $request->file('image');
$filename = $file->getClientOriginalName().'.' . $file->getClientOriginalExtension();
$file->move(public_path('Uploads/Products/'), $filename);