I'm trying to update the user avatar in my custom module. Which method shall I use to update the image in db as well as to move the file to public directory?
Thanks.
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The file gets stored to file_managed table like this:
// Programmatically create files.
use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
$file = File::create([
'uid' => 1,
'filename' => $_FILES['file_id']['name'],
'uri' => 'public://pictures/' . $_FILES['file_id']['name'],
'status' => 1,
]);
$file->save();
And I manually updated user__user_picture table which is referring to the fid in the above table.
Finally I ended up with move_uploaded_file to store the image to the filesystem.
I'll proceed with this approach until I find a better way to do the same.
http://www.drupal8.ovh/en/tutoriels/47/create-a-file-drupal-8
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1This working form me $user = user_load(\Drupal::currentUser()->id()); $user->set('user_picture', $file); $user->save(); – Unnikrishnan Sep 3 '16 at 10:19
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$user = \Drupal\user\Entity\User::load($uid);
$user->set('user_picture', $fid);
$user->save();
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I have used the above code and its working fine for me. There is no need of file library
use Drupal\file\Entity\File;to update user picture. Simply load the user by theiruidand pass thefidor form file upload id in above code. It will automatically update the user profile picture. – Manav Jan 22 '18 at 12:23
file_save_data(),what should be given as the first parameter? As shown here (api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!modules!file!file.module/…) the parameter should be string $data: A string containing the contents of the file. Is this the id of the file type? – wilNev Apr 14 '16 at 9:32