bp_activity_media_sideload_attachment( string $file )

Download an image from the specified URL and attach it to a post.

Description

Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) The URL of the image to download

Return

(int|void)

Source

File: bp-activity/bp-activity-functions.php

function bp_activity_media_sideload_attachment( $file ) {
	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		return;
	}

	// Set variables for storage, fix file filename for query strings.
	preg_match( '/[^\?]+\.(jpe?g|jpe|gif|png|svg|bmp|mp4)\b/i', $file, $matches );
	$file_array = array();

	if ( empty( $matches ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$file_array['name'] = basename( $matches[0] );

	// Download file to temp location.
	$file                   = preg_replace( '/^:*?\/\//', $protocol = strtolower( substr( $_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"], 0, strpos( $_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"], '/' ) ) ) . '://', $file );
	$file_array['tmp_name'] = download_url( $file );

	// If error storing temporarily, return the error.
	if ( is_wp_error( $file_array['tmp_name'] ) ) {
		return;
	}

	// Do the validation and storage stuff.
	$id = bp_activity_media_handle_sideload( $file_array );

	// If error storing permanently, unlink.
	if ( is_wp_error( $id ) ) {
		return;
	}

	return $id;
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyBoss 1.0.0 Introduced.

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