download_url( string $url, int $timeout = 300 )

Downloads a URL to a local temporary file using the WordPress HTTP API.


Description Description

Please note that the calling function must unlink() the file.


Parameters Parameters

$url

(string) (Required) The URL of the file to download.

$timeout

(int) (Optional) The timeout for the request to download the file. Default 300 seconds.

Default value: 300


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Return Return

(string|WP_Error) Filename on success, WP_Error on failure.


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Source Source

File: wp-admin/includes/file.php

function download_url( $url, $timeout = 300 ) {
	//WARNING: The file is not automatically deleted, The script must unlink() the file.
	if ( ! $url ) {
		return new WP_Error( 'http_no_url', __( 'Invalid URL Provided.' ) );
	}

	$url_filename = basename( parse_url( $url, PHP_URL_PATH ) );

	$tmpfname = wp_tempnam( $url_filename );
	if ( ! $tmpfname ) {
		return new WP_Error( 'http_no_file', __( 'Could not create Temporary file.' ) );
	}

	$response = wp_safe_remote_get(
		$url,
		array(
			'timeout'  => $timeout,
			'stream'   => true,
			'filename' => $tmpfname,
		)
	);

	if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
		unlink( $tmpfname );
		return $response;
	}

	$response_code = wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response );

	if ( 200 != $response_code ) {
		$data = array(
			'code' => $response_code,
		);

		// Retrieve a sample of the response body for debugging purposes.
		$tmpf = fopen( $tmpfname, 'rb' );
		if ( $tmpf ) {
			/**
			 * Filters the maximum error response body size in `download_url()`.
			 *
			 * @since 5.1.0
			 *
			 * @see download_url()
			 *
			 * @param int $size The maximum error response body size. Default 1 KB.
			 */
			$response_size = apply_filters( 'download_url_error_max_body_size', KB_IN_BYTES );
			$data['body']  = fread( $tmpf, $response_size );
			fclose( $tmpf );
		}

		unlink( $tmpfname );
		return new WP_Error( 'http_404', trim( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $response ) ), $data );
	}

	$content_md5 = wp_remote_retrieve_header( $response, 'content-md5' );
	if ( $content_md5 ) {
		$md5_check = verify_file_md5( $tmpfname, $content_md5 );
		if ( is_wp_error( $md5_check ) ) {
			unlink( $tmpfname );
			return $md5_check;
		}
	}

	return $tmpfname;
}

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Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.


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