media_sideload_image [ WordPress Function ]
media_sideload_image ( $file, $post_id, $desc = null )
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Similar Functions: media_upload_image, media_upload_file, media_handle_sideload, media_upload_video, wp_load_image
Download an image from the specified URL and attach it to a post.
Source
<?php
function media_sideload_image($file, $post_id, $desc = null) {
if ( ! empty($file) ) {
// Download file to temp location
$tmp = download_url( $file );
// Set variables for storage
// fix file filename for query strings
preg_match('/[^\?]+\.(jpg|JPG|jpe|JPE|jpeg|JPEG|gif|GIF|png|PNG)/', $file, $matches);
$file_array['name'] = basename($matches[0]);
$file_array['tmp_name'] = $tmp;
// If error storing temporarily, unlink
if ( is_wp_error( $tmp ) ) {
@unlink($file_array['tmp_name']);
$file_array['tmp_name'] = '';
}
// do the validation and storage stuff
$id = media_handle_sideload( $file_array, $post_id, $desc );
// If error storing permanently, unlink
if ( is_wp_error($id) ) {
@unlink($file_array['tmp_name']);
return $id;
}
$src = wp_get_attachment_url( $id );
}
// Finally check to make sure the file has been saved, then return the html
if ( ! empty($src) ) {
$alt = isset($desc) ? esc_attr($desc) : '';
$html = "<img src='$src' alt='$alt' />";
return $html;
}
}
?>
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