Retrieving video to stream returns empty in Laravel

Question

I'm trying to stream a video file under Laravel public_path but it doesn't display the intended file. Here's what I have:

video.blade.php

<video width="100%" controls>
   <source src="{{ route('playVideo') }}" type="video/mp4">
</video>

web.php

Route::get('/playVideo', 'User\VideoController@show')->name('playVideo');

VideoController.php

public function show()
{
    
    $pathToFile = public_path('videos/videofile.mp4');

    return response()->file($pathToFile, [
        'Content-Type' => 'video/mp4',
        'Content-Length' => filesize($pathToFile),
    ]);
}

This is the result I have but I'm expecting the video here.

This is the content when I Inspect Element it.

<source src="http://localhost:8000/playVideo" type="video/mp4">

Can someone help me figure out what I'm missing?

Answer 1

Oh jeez! After days of trying, I'm able let it work this way:

    $videoPath = public_path('videos/' . $videoName);

   // this following code disable direct acces to your video when accessing in URL

    $prev_url = url()->previous();

    if(str_contains($prev_url, 'stream/video.mp4') || $prev_url == url('/')){
        return abort(404);
    }

    $stream = new VideoStream($videoPath);
    $response = Response::stream(function () use ($stream) {
        $stream->start();
    }, 200, [
        'Content-Type' => 'video/mp4',
        'Cache-Control' => 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
        'Pragma' => 'no-cache',
        'Expires' => '0',
        'Content-Length' => $stream->getSize(),
        'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
        'X-Content-Type-Options' => 'nosniff',
    ]);

    $response->send();