In this episode, we set up everything needed to store uploaded files in our Laravel (or Livewire) app. Even if you've done file storage before, we walk through all the details, including creating the necessary model and migration for our files. We make sure the file table is linked up with the user who uploaded it, storing both the original file name and the path where the file lives on the server.
Once the database side is ready, we update our models with the right relationships so each user can have many files. Then, we head to the upload logic. On a successful upload, we grab the file details—like its original name—and generate a unique name for storage (using a UUID). We store it in an uploads
directory and keep track of where it ended up in the database.
Finally, we try uploading a file, check that it actually appears in our uploads directory, and confirm the database entry looks good. The upload process is now end-to-end: chunked upload, recombined, saved on disk, and linked in the database! There are still a couple of improvements coming up, so stay tuned.