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Hot to read the file from non-public storage folder – Laravel

I want to store files in non-public storage folder and I want to display in a front. It would be security against unauthorized access. I know that I can use readfile function but it doesn’t work, for example:

readfile('/private/something.jpg')

Could you show me code or other method to display file from non-public storage folder?

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    Use the disk method on the Storage facade to specify the disk you want to use.

    you can use the following code:

    $fileContents = Storage::disk('local')->get('my_directory/file.txt');

    Note that you have to specify the disk you want to use, as by default Laravel uses the public disk which allows access to public files.

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    In Laravel, you can store files in a non-public storage folder and display them securely on the front end by using the Storage facade.’

    step-by-step guide:
    Step 1 : we’re creating a new disk named "private" that will store files in a non-public directory located at storage/app/private. We’re also setting the visibility to "private" so that the files will not be directly accessible from the web.

    'disks' => [
    // ...
    'private' => [
        'driver' => 'local',
        'root' => storage_path('app/private'),
        'url' => env('APP_URL').'/storage',
        'visibility' => 'private',
    ],
],

    Step 2 :
    Store the file using the putFileAs() method:

    $file = $request->file('file');
$path = $file->storeAs('private', $file->getClientOriginalName(), 'private');

    Step 3 :
    Generate a temporary URL for the file:

    $url = Storage::disk('private')->temporaryUrl($path, now()->addMinutes(10));
<a href="{{ $url }}">Download File</a>
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