[Plugin: Contact Form 7] upload file to wordpress folder before send email

The $cf7->posted_data parameter only has file names. Use $cf7->uploaded_files instead, as it is an array of {field name => file path}. So when the field name is ‘file’, you can get the file path by $cf7->uploaded_files["file"].

thanks so much you save my day

@ emile13

Hello,

Is this correct? Your code is sending the email and uploaded file notification to the email recipient but also the file is being uploaded to a permanent directory?

Can you please explain the process? I would like to set this up for myself.

Thank you

yes it’s the idea

i use it for concerts events

a visitor add an events and i create a post to draft and i have just to publish it after

save time, save money

…

Are uploaded images going into a static folder though? If so, how do you have that set up?

yes it’s the idea upload the images in uploads directory, create thumbail and set as featured image

you can look here the final code

https://seodebutant.com/2011/08/16/poster-directement-un-evenement-dans-events-calendar-pro-via-contact-form-7/

I use this code to move my uploaded files into the uploads folder before cf7 gets chance to delete them. I also add a random string to the start of the filename so that there is almost no risk of duplicated file names.

function update_event(){
    $random = date(DATE_ATOM, mktime(0, 0, 0, 7, 1, 2000)).rand(0,10000);

    $eventImgClean = "/".$random.str_replace("/home/website/public_html/wp-content/uploads/wpcf7_uploads/","",$cf7->uploaded_files['event-image']);
    $eventImg = $cf7->uploaded_files['event-image'];
    if (strlen($eventImg)<1)  {
      $eventImg = FALSE;
    }
    else {
      //make sure the image is below 1Mbyte
      if (filesize($eventImg) < 1048576){
        copy($eventImg, "wp-content/uploads/".$eventImgClean);
        $evImg = "/wp-content/uploads/".$eventImgClean;
        $filesize1_ok = TRUE;
      } else {
        $filesize1_ok = FALSE;
      }
    }
    //do extra stuff here
}

add_action('wpcf7_before_send_mail', 'update_event');

Great shot!
Gonna try it asap.
Thx

-m.