php - Unable to upload images on laravel app to hostgator hosting -

i've been searching around net try fix problem. changed code in controllersfolder multiple times , still no solution. changed permissions of img folder , products folder 777 , still no success.

this structure of folders on ftp cyberduck:

-->app_base/ ( has base laravel folder except /public/ folder) -->[some other folders...] -->public_html/      -->daveswebapp.us/ (name of website. has content of base public/folder)        -->img          -->products              [empty folder] 

this error receive each time try upload new product images in admin panel:

intervention \ image \ exception \ notwritableexception  can't write image data path         (/home2/ecuanaso/app_base/bootstrap/img/products/1417822656.jpg) 

products controller code:

<?php  class productscontroller extends basecontroller {  public function __construct() {     parent::__construct();     $this->beforefilter('csrf', array('on'=>'post'));     $this->beforefilter('admin'); }  public function getindex() {     $categories = array();      foreach(category::all() $category) {         $categories[$category->id] = $category->name;     }      return view::make('products.index')         ->with('products', product::all())         ->with('categories', $categories); }  public function postcreate() {     $validator = validator::make(input::all(), product::$rules);      if ($validator->passes()) {         $product = new product;         $product->category_id = input::get('category_id');         $product->title = input::get('title');         $product->description = input::get('description');         $product->price = input::get('price');          $image = input::file('image');         $filename  = time() . '.' . $image->getclientoriginalextension();         $path = public_path('img/products/' . $filename);         image::make($image->getrealpath())->resize(468, 249)->save($path);         $product->image = 'img/products/'.$filename;         $product->save();          return redirect::to('admin/products/index')             ->with('message', 'product created');     }      return redirect::to('admin/products/index')         ->with('message', 'something went wrong')         ->witherrors($validator)         ->withinput(); }  public function postdestroy() {     $product = product::find(input::get('id'));      if ($product) {         file::delete('public/'.$product->image);         $product->delete();         return redirect::to('admin/products/index')             ->with('message', 'product deleted');     }      return redirect::to('admin/products/index')         ->with('message', 'something went wrong, please try again'); }  public function posttoggleavailability() {     $product = product::find(input::get('id'));      if ($product) {         $product->availability = input::get('availability');         $product->save();         return redirect::to('admin/products/index')->with('message', 'product updated');     }      return redirect::to('admin/products/index')->with('message', 'invalid product'); } 

}

images should go public folder , not in app directory in code trying move image app directoy defining directory address public_path following code uploads image public/uploads folder accessible via visiting yourdomain.com/img.jpg

//create 2 empty variables outside of conditional statement because gonna access them later on      $filename = "";     $extension = ""; //check if file input, assuming input box named photo     if (input::hasfile('photo'))     { //create array allowed extensions         $allowedext = array("png","jpg","jpeg","gif"); /get file uploaded user         $photo = input::file('photo'); //set destination path assuming have chmod 777 upoads folder under public directory         $destinationpath = public_path().'/uploads'; //generate random filename          $filename = str_random(12); //get extension of file uploaded user         $extension = $photo->getclientoriginalextension(); //validate if uploaded file extension allowed in $allowedext array         if(in_array($extension, $allowedext ))         { //everything turns true move file destination folder             $upload_success = input::file('photo')->move($destinationpath, $filename.'.'.$extension);         }