How to delete file from public folder in laravel 5.1

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You could use PHP's unlink() method just as @Khan suggested.

But if you want to do it the Laravel way, use the File::delete() method instead.

// Delete a single file

File::delete($filename);

// Delete multiple files

File::delete($file1, $file2, $file3);

// Delete an array of files

$files = array($file1, $file2);
File::delete($files);

And don't forget to add at the top:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File; 

Use the unlink function of php, just pass exact path to your file to unlink function :

unlink($file_path);

Do not forget to create complete path of your file if it is not stored in the DB. e.g

$file_path = app_path().'/images/news/'.$news->photo;

this method worked for me
First, put the line below at the beginning of your controller:

use File;

below namespace in your php file Second:

 $destinationPath = 'your_path';
 File::delete($destinationPath.'/your_file');

$destinationPath --> the folder inside folder public.

First, you should go to config/filesystems.php and set 'root' => public_path() like so:

'disks' => [

    'local' => [
        'driver' => 'local',
        'root' => public_path(),
],

Then, you can use Storage::delete($filename);

Using PHP unlink() function, will have the file deleted

$path = public_path()."/uploads/".$from_db->image_name;
unlink($path);

The above will delete an image returned by $from_db->image_name located at public/uploads folder

Try to use:

unlink('.'.Storage::url($news->photo));

Look the dot and concatenation before the call of facade Storage.