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hook_file_download

  1. drupal
    1. 4.7
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 7 system.api.php
Versions
4.7 – 5 hook_file_download($file)
6 hook_file_download($filepath)
7 hook_file_download($uri)

Allow file downloads.

Parameters

$file String of the file's path.

Return value

If the user does not have permission to access the file, return -1. If the user has permission, return an array with the appropriate headers.

Related topics

Hooks
Allow modules to interact with the Drupal core.

Code

developer/hooks/core.php, line 247

<?php
function hook_file_download($file) {
  if (user_access('access content')) {
    if ($filemime = db_result(db_query("SELECT filemime FROM {fileupload} WHERE filepath = '%s'", file_create_path($file)))) {
      return array('Content-type:' . $filemime);
    }
  }
  else {
    return -1;
  }
}
?>