WOOF :: file_from_url( String $url, String $name = "", String $dir = "", String $assume_extension = "txt" )

Returns:

  • WOOF_File An object representing the file.
  • WOOF_Silent An object for silent failure, if the file did not exist.

Downloads a file from the given URL if it has not been downloaded before, caches it to a directory specified, and returns a file object representing it.

Example:

Parameters:

  • String $url

    The URL of the file to retrieve

  • String $name = ""

    The name of the output file. If this is not specified, the function will automatically choose a name that is a hash on the URL, to guarantee its uniqueness.

  • String $dir = ""

    An absolute directory path to download the file to. If this is not specified, a default directory will be used.

  • String $assume_extension = "txt"

    The extension to assume if it cannot be inferred from the URL.

Latest From the Blog

Ability to deactivate licence domains within MasterPress account management

25th October 2024

We have just rolled out an account management feature which allows licence holders to have better control over the domains that use their licence key. From the MasterPress Account Management page, the list of Active Sites that use your licence now includes a function that allows you to remove a domain from your licence. Simply… 

Plugin Requirements

MasterPress requires a minimum of WordPress version 4.9, MySQL 5.6, and PHP version 5.6.20.

We also recommend that PHP is configured to use a memory limit of 64MB per request (128MB may be required for sites with higher complexity).

This plug-in is not compatible with the WordPress.com hosted service.

Three AM