function hook_file_download

Same name in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/file.api.php \hook_file_download()
  2. 8.9.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/file.api.php \hook_file_download()
  3. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/file.api.php \hook_file_download()
  4. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/File/file.api.php \hook_file_download()

Control access to private file downloads and specify HTTP headers.

This hook allows modules enforce permissions on file downloads when the private file download method is selected. Modules can also provide headers to specify information like the file's name or MIME type.

Parameters

$uri: The URI of the file.

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. If the file is not controlled by the current module, the return value should be NULL.

See also

file_download()

Related topics

7 functions implement hook_file_download()

Note: this list is generated by pattern matching, so it may include some functions that are not actually implementations of this hook.

file_file_download in modules/file/file.module
Implements hook_file_download().
file_module_test_file_download in modules/file/tests/file_module_test.module
Implements hook_file_download().
file_test_file_download in modules/simpletest/tests/file_test.module
Implements hook_file_download().
image_file_download in modules/image/image.module
Implements hook_file_download().
image_module_test_file_download in modules/image/tests/image_module_test.module
@file Provides Image module hook implementations for testing purposes.

... See full list

2 invocations of hook_file_download()
file_download_headers in includes/file.inc
Retrieves headers for a private file download.
image_file_download in modules/image/image.module
Implements hook_file_download().

File

modules/system/system.api.php, line 3006

Code

function hook_file_download($uri) {
    // Check if the file is controlled by the current module.
    if (!file_prepare_directory($uri)) {
        $uri = FALSE;
    }
    if (strpos(file_uri_target($uri), variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures') . '/picture-') === 0) {
        if (!user_access('access user profiles')) {
            // Access to the file is denied.
            return -1;
        }
        else {
            $info = image_get_info($uri);
            return array(
                'Content-Type' => $info['mime_type'],
            );
        }
    }
}

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