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Get the assets from another directory in laravel 5

We made a modulized app in laravel 5.0, So we want to get our css and js files from another directory (non public directory) such as a module directory. We searched the stacks and couldn't find any solution. How can we do that? Thanks

hint: the asset() function doesn't work except in public directory.

Solution

  • You have two options:

    1.You can setup a route to serve files from your directory.

    Route::get('assets/{filename}', function ($filename){
    $path =  'path_to_your_folder/'.$filename;

    $file = File::get($path);
    $type = File::mimeType($path);

    $response = Response::make($file, 200);
    $response->header("Content-Type", $type);

    return $response;
});

    2.Make a symbolic link between the directories.

    ln -s /path/to/your_assets_folder /path/to/public/assets

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