I am developing a web application using laravel, and the application requires me to create a pdf file and save it to be downloaded later.I have successfully created the file from view using laravel-snappy and i can download it on the browser.The problem is that; when i try to save the file in a network shared drive using the file_put_contents function, I get the error captioned on the question's title.
When I change the path from network drive, to let say disk D:/test of the server, the file is successfully saved in that location.
I have tried the following ways to achieve it as below
$saving = "Z:/test";
Z is the network drive (drive of th shared folder)
1.By using barry laravel snappy facade
$pdf = PDF::loadView('file',compact('data'));
When I return it as below it works
return $pdf->download($fileName);//download the file
But when saving it in the path it gives me the error I mentioned above
$pdf->save($savePath);//saving the file
- Using the file_put_contents function
$output = $pdf->output();
file_put_contents($savePath,$output);
Still getting the same error
3.Using the copy function
In the same drive/disk but different folders it works
$path1 = "D:/files";
$path2 = "D:/test";
copy($path1,$path2);
But when i change $path2 to the shared network drive/folder
$path1 = "D:/files";
$path2 = "Z:/test";
copy($path1,$path2);
It does not work and I get a different error as shown below
copy(Z:/test/39361_1657094148_elicense.pdf): failed to open stream: No such file or directory
When i change from Z:/test to IP of the shared folder as \\x.x.x.x\test it gives me another error as copy(\\x.x.x.x\test/39361_1657094148_elicense.pdf): failed to open stream: Invalid argument
I have tried this for 3 days now but nothing is working When I save to that shared folder/drive
I really need help. Anyone with an insight on how I can get out of this problem I will appreciate
Thanks in Advance
CodePudding user response：
the issue was with the permission, my application had no right to write to that network shared folder The solution was to open the directory and then save the file
I find the solution from this link https://www.codedwell.com/post/21/reading-file-list-from-a-mapped-windows-network-drive
Thanks for the insight @ADyson