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   shossain571
   
   
   8 years ago
   

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   The function returns an array with the following keys:

   • file – The file system path to the uploaded file (e.g. /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/example.pdf)
   • url – The URL to the uploaded file (e.g. http://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/example.pdf)
   • type – The file type as given by wp_check_filetype() [‘type’] (e.g. image/jpeg )
   • error – When something goes wrong with the upload, the error message is stored in this key. Otherwise set to false

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   kacprusz
   
   
   7 years ago
   

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   If you have multiple files upload, you must get length of arrays in your $_FILES array, after that loop with for.

       
   if(isset($_FILES['your_field'])){
           $length = sizeof($_FILES['your_field']['name']);
   
           for ($i=0; $i < $length; $i++) { 
               wp_upload_bits($_FILES['your_field']['name'][$i], null, file_get_contents($_FILES['your_field']['tmp_name'][$i]));
           }
       }

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   Codex
   
   
   10 years ago
   

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   Basic Example
   A simple example assuming the request was made from a form with a file field called field1:

   $upload = wp_upload_bits($_FILES["field1"]["name"], null, file_get_contents($_FILES["field1"]["tmp_name"]));

   The function attempts to save a copy of the uploaded file to the upload directory set in the WordPress settings. It also performs security checks (file type, size, etc) and returns errors if any (see Return Values above). You might want to remove the tmp file after uploading.

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   Wilhelm Burger
   
   
   5 years ago
   

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   HOW TO UPLOAD FILES TO A CUSTOM DIRECTORY IN WORDPRESS
   This example uploads a PDF document in the wp-content/uploads/customDirectory folder

   <form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
     Select image to upload:
     <input type="file" name="fileToUpload" id="fileToUpload">
     <br>
     <input type="submit" value="Upload Image" name="submittheform">
   </form>
   
   global $wp_filesystem;
   WP_Filesystem();
   
   $content_directory = $wp_filesystem->wp_content_dir() . 'uploads/';
   $wp_filesystem->mkdir( $content_directory . 'CustomDirectory' );
   $target_dir_location = $content_directory . 'CustomDirectory/';
   
   if ( isset( $_POST['submittheform'] ) && isset( $_FILES['fileToUpload'] ) ) {
       $name_file = $_FILES['fileToUpload']['name'];
       $tmp_name = $_FILES['fileToUpload']['tmp_name'];
   
       if ( move_uploaded_file( $tmp_name, $target_dir_location . $name_file ) ) {
           echo "File was successfully uploaded";
       } else {
           echo "The file was not uploaded";
       }
   }