function file_save_data
Same name in other branches
- 9 core/modules/file/file.module \file_save_data()
- 8.9.x core/modules/file/file.module \file_save_data()
Saves a file to the specified destination and creates a database entry.
Parameters
$data: A string containing the contents of the file.
$destination: A string containing the destination URI. This must be a stream wrapper URI. If no value is provided, a randomized name will be generated and the file will be saved using Drupal's default files scheme, usually "public://".
$replace: Replace behavior when the destination file already exists:
- FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file. If a managed file with the destination name exists then its database entry will be updated. If no database entry is found then a new one will be created.
- FILE_EXISTS_RENAME - Append _{incrementing number} until the filename is unique.
- FILE_EXISTS_ERROR - Do nothing and return FALSE.
Return value
A file object, or FALSE on error.
See also
Related topics
9 calls to file_save_data()
- CronRunTestCase::testTempFileCleanup in modules/
system/ system.test - Ensure that temporary files are removed.
- FileFieldTestCase::createTemporaryFile in modules/
file/ tests/ file.test - Creates a temporary file, for a specific user.
- FileSaveDataTest::testExistingError in modules/
simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Test that file_save_data() fails overwriting an existing file.
- FileSaveDataTest::testExistingRename in modules/
simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Test file_save_data() when renaming around an existing file.
- FileSaveDataTest::testExistingReplace in modules/
simpletest/ tests/ file.test - Test file_save_data() when replacing an existing file.
File
-
includes/
file.inc, line 1952
Code
function file_save_data($data, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
global $user;
if (empty($destination)) {
$destination = file_default_scheme() . '://';
}
if (!file_valid_uri($destination)) {
watchdog('file', 'The data could not be saved because the destination %destination is invalid. This may be caused by improper use of file_save_data() or a missing stream wrapper.', array(
'%destination' => $destination,
));
drupal_set_message(t('The data could not be saved, because the destination is invalid. More information is available in the system log.'), 'error');
return FALSE;
}
if ($uri = file_unmanaged_save_data($data, $destination, $replace)) {
// Create a file object.
$file = new stdClass();
$file->fid = NULL;
$file->uri = $uri;
$file->filename = drupal_basename($uri);
$file->filemime = file_get_mimetype($file->uri);
$file->uid = $user->uid;
$file->status = FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT;
// If we are replacing an existing file re-use its database record.
if ($replace == FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE) {
$existing_files = file_load_multiple(array(), array(
'uri' => $uri,
));
if (count($existing_files)) {
$existing = reset($existing_files);
$file->fid = $existing->fid;
$file->filename = $existing->filename;
}
}
elseif ($replace == FILE_EXISTS_RENAME && is_file($destination)) {
$file->filename = drupal_basename($destination);
}
return file_save($file);
}
return FALSE;
}
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