- Not sure how this was not fixed sooner, since there is no easy way to obtain a full qualified URL from a system file.
- If a CDN is used this method will return a URL.
- The asset combiner returns a FQ URL as well, although it didn't always, perhaps this is a relic from that time that was never retrofitted.
The local storage driver is not suitable because it does not apply the appropriate permissions to local files. This is a big issue especially for shared hosting where the webserver will create a file and the owner is locked from touching it. We detect the local driver and use the FileHelper class whenever a file or directory is created. Eg: if configured to apply chmod 777 then it will be fulfilled as expected.
The /uploads directory has been moved to /storage/app/uploads to make way for CDN support. This directory should be moved on the file system and the config (cms.uploadsPath) updated.
