GeoffTech Laravel Image Styles

• resizes and stores images such as thumbnails or the original
• resized images are stored in a dedicated 'cache' disk to separate from real data
• works by generating a URL to a resized file
• if that URL is viewed, it initially hits a route which generates and saves that resized image
• this uses the concept that real files will always be served before the routes are processed

Uses Intervention Images

• https://image.intervention.io/v3/modifying/resizing

Sample Attribute

    public function thumbnailUrl(): Attribute
    {
        return Attribute::make(
            get: fn () => img($this->image)->thumbnail()
        );
    }

Setup

1. Setup Cache Disk

• create and link a new local disk
• edit /config/filesystem.php
• add a cache disk

    'disks' => [

        ...

        'cache' => [
            'driver' => 'local',
            'root' => storage_path('app/cache'),
            'url' => env('APP_URL') . '/cache',
            'visibility' => 'public',
            'throw' => false,
        ],
    ],

2. Add a Storage link entry

    'links' => [
        public_path('storage') => storage_path('app/public'),
        public_path('cache') => storage_path('app/cache'),
    ],

3. Run Storage Link

a storage:link

• now files in the /storage/app/cache folder are accessible from the /cache folder in the domain name