Laravel 11 Amazon S3 File Upload Tutorial

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) bucket is a cloud storage that allows users to store data (files or folders) on a cloud server and retrieve the data from anywhere on the web using APIs.

Let’s start installing aws php sdk in laravel to upload file to cloud server:

Step 1: Set Up AWS S3 Bucket

• Log in to your AWS Console Management.
• Go to service => S3.
• Create a new S3 bucket.
• Save your AWS access key ID, secret access key, and the region where your bucket is located.

Step 2: Install AWS SDK for PHP

To install AWS SDK for PHP using Composer command:

composer require aws/aws-sdk-php

Step 3: Configure Laravel to Use S3

Configure S3 bucket in config/filesystems.php file:

's3' => [
    'driver' => 's3',
    'key' => env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
    'secret' => env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'),
    'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'),
    'bucket' => env('AWS_BUCKET'),
    'url' => env('AWS_URL'),
],

Step 4: Set Environment Variables

Define your AWS secrets and S3 bucket name to your .env file:

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key-id
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-access-key
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=your-region
AWS_BUCKET=your-bucket-name
AWS_URL=https://your-bucket-name.s3.amazonaws.com

Step 5: Create a Form for File Upload S3

Create a form in your view to allow users to upload files on aws s3 bucket:

<form action="{{ route('upload') }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    @csrf
    <input type="file" name="file">
    <button type="submit">Upload File</button>
</form>

Step 6: Create File Upload Method

Create a method in controller file to handle the file upload and store it in S3:

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;

public function upload(Request $request)
{
    $path = $request->file('file')->store('uploads', 's3');

    // You can store additional data in your database or return a response as needed.
}

Step 7: Define Route

Define route in routes/web.php file that handle file upload request:

Route::post('/aws-upload', 'FileController@upload')->name('upload');

Step 8: Test File Upload

Open the browser and test this application by uploading a file from the form using /aws-upload route.