PHP - file_put_contents Save file in folder

Question

Trying to save an attachment from email into my server, the script I have so far works fine however, it saves the file in my wp root folder.

foreach ($attachments as $key => $attachment) {
    $name = $attachment['name'];
    $contents = $attachment['attachment'];
    file_put_contents($name, $contents);
}

How can I save the file into a different folder?

trying with this code but not working.

foreach ($attachments as $key => $attachment) {
    $name = $attachment['name'];
    $contents = $attachment['attachment'];
    file_put_contents(get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/email_attachments/' . $name, $contents);
}

Any Idea?

What exactly is not working? Please be more specific. – Alexander May 27 '15 at 17:07 — Alexander, May 27 '15 at 17:07
its not saving the file in the folder i want – SNos May 27 '15 at 17:11 — SNos, May 27 '15 at 17:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 27 '15 at 17:00

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You're adding the path correctly, it's just that get_stylesheet_directory_uri() is for the web path : https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_stylesheet_directory_uri

Try something like get_home_path() : https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_home_path

Cheers!

answered May 27 '15 at 17:00

Mikel Bitson

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using "get_home_path() . '/email_attachments/' . $name" just stops my script. – SNos May 27 '15 at 17:14
Can you turn on error reporting and get the error that is stopping your script? It's possible that it's a permission issue or syntax error at this point. https://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress#PHP_Errors.2C_Warnings.2C_and_Notices – Mikel Bitson May 27 '15 at 17:21
Would love too seriously however, i dont know why my wp does not debug. I have changed debug from false to true in the wp-config but still cannot output php errors – SNos May 27 '15 at 17:23

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 27 '15 at 17:35

For Future Reference here how to find the path:

foreach ($attachments as $key => $attachment) {
        $name = $attachment['name'];
        $contents = $attachment['attachment'];
        file_put_contents(STYLESHEETPATH . '/email_attachments/' . $name, $contents);
    }

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 26 '20 at 13:51

You're adding the path correctly, it's just that get_stylesheet_directory_uri() is for the web path : https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_stylesheet_directory_uri

Try something like get_home_path() : https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_home_path

That's incorrect. You need to use the get_stylesheet_directory() function instead of get_stylesheet_directory_uri().

echo file_put_contents(get_stylesheet_directory().'/file.txt','test');

Should print 4

PHP - file_put_contents Save file in folder

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