Laravel Pdfdrive Updated Jun 2026

PDF::disk('s3')->put('invoices/order_123.pdf', $order);

$pdf->save('example.pdf');

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$pdf = PDFDocument::where('share_token', $token) ->where('expires_at', '>', now()) ->firstOrFail(); PDF::disk('s3')->put('invoices/order_123

Route your PDF downloads through a controller protected by temporary signed URLs. This prevents users from guessing file increments or sharing download links publicly: For complex layouts