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File Download script in laravel-Zip File creation and download ?Using Laravel

Here i m using the zipper class for creating zip file.Used one controller and viewblade as below Somecontroller.php

<?php
public function downloadzipfile(Request $request) {
$zipFileClass = new Zipper();
$getDate = date("Ymd");
$getTime = time();
$newFileName = $studentName . '_' . $getDate . '_' . $getTime . '.zip';
$storagePath = public_path() . "/assets/uploads/myzip_files";
$zipFileClass->make($storagePath . $newFileName)->add($downloadinFiles);
echo $newFileName;
}

 public function fileDownload(Request $request) {

        $download_path = $request->input('download_filen_path');
        $file_name = $request->input('download_Data');
        $headers = array('Content-Type' => 'application/octet-stream');
        return response()->download($download_path . "/" . $file_name, $file_name, $headers);
    }
?>

<?php

public function downloadzipfile(Request $request) {

$zipFileClass = new Zipper();

$getDate = date("Ymd");

$getTime = time();

$newFileName = $studentName . '_' . $getDate . '_' . $getTime . '.zip';

$storagePath = public_path() . "/assets/uploads/myzip_files";

$zipFileClass->make($storagePath . $newFileName)->add($downloadinFiles);

echo $newFileName;

}

public function fileDownload(Request $request) {

$download_path = $request->input('download_filen_path');

$file_name = $request->input('download_Data');

$headers = array('Content-Type' => 'application/octet-stream');

return response()->download($download_path . "/" . $file_name, $file_name, $headers);

}

someviewblade.php

{!! Form::open(array('url' => url('/'fileDownload'), 'name' => 'download_my_zipfile' ,'id'=>'download_my_zipfile')) !!}    
<input type="hidden" name="download_Data" id="download_Data" />
<input type="hidden" name="download_filen_path" id="download_filen_path" value="{{ public_path() . "/assets/uploads/myzip_files }}" />
{{ Form::close() }} 
 $.ajax({
                    url: 'downloadzipfile',
                    async: true,
                    type: "POST",
                    data: inputdata,
                    dataType: "html",
                     success: function (data) {
                                                    $('#download_Data').val(data);
                            $('#download_my_zipfile').submit();
                        }
						});

{!! Form::open(array('url' => url('/'fileDownload'), 'name' => 'download_my_zipfile' ,'id'=>'download_my_zipfile')) !!}

$.ajax({

url: 'downloadzipfile',

async: true,

type: "POST",

data: inputdata,

dataType: "html",

success: function (data) {

$('#download_Data').val(data);

$('#download_my_zipfile').submit();

}

});

Force Download in laravel-file download in laravel

In this Blog i m written the code for force download option in a webpage using laravel. Please check the routes.php,controller and view files In this example one image file is stored inside the folder-public/upload_image/mypic.jpg Routes.php

Route::get('filelist', 'fileListController@filelist');
Route::post('filedownload', 'fileListController@filedownload');

1 2	Route::get('filelist', 'fileListController@filelist'); Route::post('filedownload', 'fileListController@filedownload');

fileListController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;
use Response;
class fileListController extends Controller
{
    public function filelist()
	{
		return view('filelist.filelist');
				
	}
	
	public function filedownload()
	{
		 $path=public_path()."/upload_image/mypic.jpg";
             return( Response::download( $path ) );
	
     
	}
}

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;

use Response;

class fileListController extends Controller

{

public function filelist()

{

return view('filelist.filelist');

}

public function filedownload()

{

$path=public_path()."/upload_image/mypic.jpg";

return( Response::download( $path ) );

}

filelist.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
	

<div class="container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-md-10 col-md-offset-1">
            <div class="panel panel-default">
                <div class="panel-heading">Welcome</div>
                <div class="panel-body">
				<form action="filedownload" method="post">
				 <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>">
                   <button>Download file</button>
				   </form>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

</head>
</html>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<head>

<div class="panel-heading">Welcome</div>

<button>Download file</button>

</form>

</div>

</head>

</html>