The simplest way to initiate a download from a controller is using the Storage facade. This method automatically sets the correct headers for the browser.
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage; public function downloadFile($filename) { // Check if file exists on S3 if (Storage::disk('s3')->exists($filename)) { return Storage::disk('s3')->download($filename, 'custom-name.pdf'); } abort(404, 'File not found'); } Use code with caution. 3. Using Temporary URLs (For Private Buckets) how to download file from s3 bucket using laravel
Before downloading, ensure your Amazon S3 driver is installed and configured. : composer require league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3 Use code with caution. The simplest way to initiate a download from
:Add your AWS credentials to your environment file: :Add your AWS credentials to your environment file:
If your S3 bucket is private and you want to provide a that users can click to download directly from Amazon (bypassing your server), use temporaryUrl .
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1 AWS_BUCKET=your-bucket-name Use code with caution. 2. Standard Download Method
Note: Adding ResponseContentDisposition ensures the browser triggers a download rather than just opening the file. 4. Streaming Directly to Local Storage
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