Can I get picture into server from URL with PHP? [duplicate]

Question

I am in the process of developing my first Facebook application with PHP and Codeigniter. I am at a point where I have the following information provided to me in an array:

array(11) {
  ["urlPic"]=>
  string(94) "https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/486147_10151513597963642_1435805055_n.jpg"
  ["first"]=>
  string(6) "Vinnie"
  ["last"]=>
  string(7) "Saletto"
  ["street"]=>
  string(17) "123 Main Street"
  ["city"]=>
  string(10) "Manchester"
  ["state"]=>
  string(2) "MO"
  ["zip"]=>
  string(5) "63021"
  ["plus"]=>
  string(0) ""
  ["phone"]=>
  string(12) "555-555-5555"
  ["x"]=>
  string(3) "158"
  ["y"]=>
  string(2) "38"
}

All is well and good. What I need to do is then (within the confines of PHP) take the URL from the value $_POST['urlPic'] and download it on to my server, and then utilize the link to the new file I have created. Has anyone done this before, and is this possible? If it is, please show me how. Please understand that this is for a large print project, and because of this I am in need of downloading the image from the URL as opposed to just linking the URL. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have you tried stackoverflow.com/questions/3938534/…

PinnyM
– PinnyM

2013-02-04 17:57:51 +00:00
Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 17:57 — PinnyM
– PinnyM, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 17:57

Lix · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 17:57:17Z

2

You could try a quick and dirty file_get_contents() -> file_put_contents() to grab a file off a different server -

$newFilePath = '/path/on/your/server';
$data = file_get_contents($urlPic);
file_put_contents($newFilePath,$data);

References -

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 17:57

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2 Comments

Vinnie Saletto Over a year ago

Checking into it now! Be right back, wish me luck!

Vinnie Saletto Over a year ago

YOU, Lix, are a wonderful individual! Thank you! This works perfectly!

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