Issues with Google Drive filesystem package compatibility in Laravel 11 upgrade

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I’m having trouble with Google Drive integration after upgrading my Laravel project. The masbug/flysystem-google-drive-ext package that worked fine in older Laravel versions seems to have compatibility issues now.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
use Masbug\Flysystem\GoogleDrive\GoogleDriveAdapter;
use Masbug\Flysystem\GoogleDrive\GoogleDriveServiceProvider;

class DriveManagerController extends Controller
{
    private $googleClient;
    private $targetFolderId;
    private $driveService;
    private $filesystemAdapter;
    private $provider;
    private $appClientId = '###';
    private $appClientSecret = '###';
    private $userRefreshToken = '###';

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->googleClient = new \Google_Client();
        $this->googleClient->setClientId($this->appClientId);
        $this->googleClient->setClientSecret($this->appClientSecret);
        $this->googleClient->refreshToken($this->userRefreshToken);
        $this->driveService = new \Google_Service_Drive($this->googleClient);
        $this->targetFolderId = '1AbC2dEf3GhI4jKl5MnO6pQr7StU8vWx9';

        $this->filesystemAdapter = new GoogleDriveAdapter([
            'clientId' => $this->appClientId,
            'clientSecret' => $this->appClientSecret,
            'refreshToken' => $this->userRefreshToken,
            'service' => $this->driveService,
        ]);

        $this->provider = new GoogleDriveServiceProvider($this->filesystemAdapter);
    }

    public function makeNewFolder($dirName, $parentId)
    {
        $metadata = [
            'name' => $dirName,
            'parents' => [$parentId],
            'mimeType' => 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder',
        ];

        $newFolder = $this->provider->createDirectory($dirName, $parentId);
        return $newFolder['id'];
    }

    public function folderExists($dirName, $parentId)
    {
        $contents = $this->provider->listContents('/', true);

        foreach ($contents as $item) {
            if ($item['type'] == 'dir' && $item['basename'] == $dirName) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    public function storeFile($folderId, $fileContent, $fileName)
    {
        $uploadResult = $this->provider->write($folderId+'/'+$fileName, $fileContent);
        return $uploadResult;
    }
}

The code worked perfectly when I was using Laravel 6, but after upgrading to Laravel 10 and now trying Laravel 11, it’s not functioning properly. Can anyone suggest a better approach or alternative package for Google Drive integration that’s compatible with newer Laravel versions?

2

That’s happening because masbug is basically dead - hasn’t been updated for newer Laravel versions. I hit the same wall upgrading from Laravel 9 to 11 and ditched it for Google’s official API client plus Laravel’s filesystem stuff. Skip the third-party Flysystem adapters and just use the google/apiclient package with a custom storage driver. You’ll have way more control and won’t be stuck with dead packages. Build a custom filesystem driver that works with Laravel’s filesystem contract but uses Google’s official SDK under the hood. Yeah, you’ll need to refactor some code, but it’s worth it - you’re using Google’s maintained libraries instead of community packages that go stale.

3

You’ve got dependency conflicts because Laravel 11 bumped Flysystem to v3, but masbug was built for older versions. Hit the same issue upgrading from Laravel 8 to 11 last month. Don’t waste time fighting outdated packages - switch to nao-pon/flysystem-google-drive instead. It’s updated for Flysystem v3. Config’s a bit different but migration’s easy. Your constructor’s way too complex anyway. Laravel 11’s filesystem config in config/filesystems.php handles most of this once you register the driver right. Also, your storeFile method uses plus signs for string concatenation - that should be dots in PHP. Might be causing extra problems on top of the package issue.

4

Had the same issue! Switch to spatie/flysystem-google-drive - it’s way better maintained and works perfectly with Laravel 11. The masbug package hasn’t been updated in forever, that’s why you’re getting compatibility issues.