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Associating files

You can associate a file with a model like this:

$newsItem = News::find(1);
$newsItem->addMedia($pathToFile)
         ->toMediaLibrary();

The file will now be associated with the newsitem and will be moved to the disk you've configured.

If you want to preserve the original file, you can call preservingOriginal:

$newsItem->addMedia($pathToFile)
         ->preservingOriginal()
         ->toMediaLibrary();

v3.8+ You can also add a remote file to the media library:

$url = 'http://medialibrary.spatie.be/assets/images/mountain.jpg';
$newsItem->addMediaFromUrl($url)
         ->toMediaLibrary();