symfony 4 Upload - file-upload

Question

How to upload a file in symfony 4.I have done with the symfony document. I don't know where I have missed something. Its throws error while uploading file give me some clues
REFERED LINK:
https://symfony.com/doc/current/controller/upload_file.html
ERROR:
The file "" does not exist
Entity
public function getBrochure()
{
return $this->brochure;
}
public function setBrochure($brochure)
{
$this->brochure = $brochure;
return $this;
}
File upload Listener
class FileUploader
{
private $targetDirectory;
public function __construct($targetDirectory)
{
$this->targetDirectory = $targetDirectory;
}
public function upload(UploadedFile $file)
{
$fileName = md5(uniqid()).'.'.$file->guessExtension();
$file->move($this->getTargetDirectory(), $fileName);
return $fileName;
}
public function getTargetDirectory()
{
return $this->targetDirectory;
}
}

Answer 1

This Symfony tutorial works fine for me so I'll try to explain how and perhaps it will help you or people still looking for an answer, this post getting a bit old.
So first you have to create the FileUploader service in App\Service for better reusability (chapter: Creating an Uploader Service). You can basically copy/paste what they've done here, it works like a charm. Then you need to open your services.yaml in Config folder and explicit your brochure directory:
parameters:
brochures_directory: '%kernel.project_dir%/public/uploads/brochures'
# ...
services:
# ...
App\Service\FileUploader:
arguments:
$targetDirectory: '%brochures_directory%'
Now everything is normally ready to use your FileUploader service.
So if you're in your controller (for example), I guess you want to use it in a form. Thus, you just have to do this (don't forget to use your Service in your Controller):
public function myController(FileUploader $fileUploader)
{
// Create your form and handle it
if ($form isValid() && &form isSubmitted()) {
$file = $myEntity->getBrochure();
$fileName = $this->fileUploader->upload($file);
$myEntity->setBrochure($fileName);
// Form validation and redirection
}
// Render your template
}
One important point I forgot to say. In your FormType, you need to say that the Brochure will be a FileType:
$builder->add('brochure', FileType::class)
But in your entity you have to specify your brochure is stored as a "string":
/**
* #MongoDB\Field(type="string")
*/
protected $brochure;
The reason is your file is getting uploaded and saved in your public/uploads/brochure. But your database is only remembering a string path to reach it.
I hope this will help!