Storing exports on disk

• Default disk
• Custom disks
• Disk options
• Note about queuing

Exports can easily be stored on any filesystem that Laravel supports.

Default disk

public function storeExcel() 
{
    // Store on default disk
    Excel::store(new InvoicesExport(2018), 'invoices.xlsx');
}

Custom disks

public function storeExcel() 
{
    // Store on a different disk (e.g. s3)
    Excel::store(new InvoicesExport(2018), 'invoices.xlsx', 's3');
    
    // Store on a different disk with a defined writer type. 
    Excel::store(new InvoicesExport(2018), 'invoices.xlsx', 's3', Excel::XLSX);
}

Disk options

If you want to pass some options to the disk, pass them to Excel::store() as the fifth parameter.

public function storeExcel() 
{
    Excel::store(new InvoicesExport(2018), 'invoices.xlsx', 's3', null, [
        'visibility' => 'private',
    ]);
}

Laravel has a shortcut for private files:

public function storeExcel() 
{
    Excel::store(new InvoicesExport(2018), 'invoices.xlsx', 's3', null, 'private');
}

File names cannot include certain characters:

• < (less than)
• > (greater than)
• : (colon)
• " (double quote)
• / (forward slash)
• \ (backslash)
• | (vertical bar or pipe)
• ? (question mark)
• * (asterisk)

Note about queuing

If you are storing the export using Excel::queue() or using the ShouldQueue interface, make sure to have a look at the queuing docs