hook_file_download

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Definition

hook_file_download($file)
developer/hooks/core.php, line 246

Description

Allow file downloads.

Parameters

$file String of the file's path.

Return value

If the user does not have permission to access the file, return -1. If the user has permission, return an array with the appropriate headers.

Related topics

Name	Description
Hooks	Allow modules to interact with the Drupal core.

Code

<?php
function hook_file_download($file) {
  if (user_access('access content')) {
    if ($filemime = db_result(db_query("SELECT filemime FROM {fileupload} WHERE filepath = '%s'", file_create_path($file)))) {
      return array('Content-type:' . $filemime);
    }
  }
  else {
    return -1;
  }
}
?>