You uploaded your Laravel project to cPanel. Everything works, but the uploaded images don't show. You only see broken image icons.

Why it happens

Laravel saves uploaded files in storage/app/public. Browsers can only see them through a link called public/storage. That link doesn't upload with your files, so it doesn't exist on the server.

Fix 1: With Terminal

Open Terminal in cPanel and run:

cd ~/your-project php artisan storage:link

Refresh your site. Images should now load.

Fix 2: Without Terminal

Add this route to routes/web.php:

Route::get('/make-link', function () { Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan::call('storage:link'); return 'Done'; });

Open yourdomain.com/make-link once. Then delete the route so nobody else can use it.

Still not working?

  • Check that APP_URL in .env is your real domain, like https://yourdomain.com.
  • Some hosts block links. Ask support to allow symlinks.

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