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file_create_url

  1. drupal
    1. 4.7
    2. 5
    3. 6 file.inc
    4. 7 file.inc
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4.7 – 6 file_create_url($path)
7 file_create_url($uri)

Create the download path to a file.

Parameters

$path A string containing the path of the file to generate URL for.

Return value

A string containing a URL that can be used to download the file.

Related topics

File interface
Common file handling functions.

▸ 6 functions call file_create_url()

▾ 6 functions call file_create_url()

blogapi_metaweblog_new_media_object in modules/blogapi/blogapi.module
Blogging API callback. Inserts a file into Drupal.
fileupload_view in developer/examples/fileupload.module
Implementation of hook_view.
theme_upload_attachments in modules/upload/upload.module
Displays file attachments in table
theme_user_picture in modules/user/user.module
upload_nodeapi in modules/upload/upload.module
Implementation of hook_nodeapi().
_upload_form in modules/upload/upload.module

Code

includes/file.inc, line 29

<?php
function file_create_url($path) {
  // Strip file_directory_path from $path. We only include relative paths in urls.
  if (strpos($path, file_directory_path() . '/') === 0) {
    $path = trim(substr($path, strlen(file_directory_path())), '\\/');
  }
  switch (variable_get('file_downloads', FILE_DOWNLOADS_PUBLIC)) {
    case FILE_DOWNLOADS_PUBLIC:
      return $GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/' . file_directory_path() . '/' . str_replace('\\', '/', $path);
    case FILE_DOWNLOADS_PRIVATE:
      return url('system/files/' . $path, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
  }
}
?>