File API

Moodle 2.0

Well, in the absence of other information, here is my guess:

If you already have a file, move it into a file area

For example, if you have just built a file at the path

$from_zip_file = $CFG->dataroot."/temp/backup/".$preferences->backup_unique_code."/".$preferences->backup_name;

And you want to move it into the course_backup file area, do

$context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $preferences->backup_course);
$fs = get_file_storage();
$file_record = array('contextid'=>$context->id, 'filearea'=>'course_backup',
        'itemid'=>0, 'filepath'=>'/', 'filename'=>$preferences->backup_name,
        'timecreated'=>time(), 'timemodified'=>time());
$fs->create_file_from_pathname($file_record, $from_zip_file);

See also

• File API system design