file_unmanaged_save_data

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file_unmanaged_save_data($data, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME)

Save a string to the specified destination without calling any hooks or making any changes to the database.

This function is identical to file_save_data() except the file will not be saved to the {file} table and none of the file_* hooks will be called.

See also

file_save_data()

Parameters

$data A string containing the contents of the file.

$destination A string containing the destination location. If no value is provided then a randomly name will be generated and the file saved in Drupal's files directory.

$replace Replace behavior when the destination file already exists:

• FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file.
• FILE_EXISTS_RENAME - Append _{incrementing number} until the filename is unique.
• FILE_EXISTS_ERROR - Do nothing and return FALSE.

Return value

A string with the path of the resulting file, or FALSE on error.

Related topics

File interface

Common file handling functions.

Code

includes/file.inc, line 1494

<?php
function file_unmanaged_save_data($data, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
  // Write the data to a temporary file.
  $temp_name = drupal_tempnam('temporary://', 'file');
  if (file_put_contents($temp_name, $data) === FALSE) {
    drupal_set_message(t('The file could not be created.'), 'error');
    return FALSE;
  }

  // Move the file to its final destination.
  return file_unmanaged_move($temp_name, $destination, $replace);
}
?>

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