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[code lang="php"]$binary_image = drupal_http_request($url);[/code]

After checking the response code to make sure it was successful, use the Drupal function file_save_data() to physically store the file into whatever directory you want to store the image file in.

[code lang="php"]
if ($binary_image->code == 200) {
$filepath = file_save_data($binary_image->data, $save_to, FILE_EXISTS_RENAME);
if ($filepath !== 0) {
// attach other relevant information as well
$fileinfo['filepath'] = $filepath;
$fileinfo['filesize'] = filesize($save_to);
$fileinfo = array_merge($fileinfo, getimagesize($save_to));
return $fileinfo;
}
[/code]

The physical file should be saved but just because you’ve saved the file in the directory does not mean that Drupal is aware of the file. In order for that to happen, you also need the mime type, the file size, and the filepath and manually insert into a node. Once you’ve got those, you can create a node and insert those values along with the rest into it.

[code lang="php"]

// create a node
// add the file's information into the node
$node['field_thumbnail'] = array(
array(
'list' => 1,
'data' => array(
'alt' => '',
'title' => '',
),
'fid' => $fid,
'uid' => $user->uid,
'filename' => $resource['logo_file'],
'filepath' => 'files/_thumbnails/'.$resource['logo_file'],
'filemime' => $info['mime'],
'filesize' => $info['filesize'],
'status' => 1,
'timestamp' => time(),
'alt' => '',
'title' => '',
'upload' => '',
),
[/code]

This will make Drupal recognize your files. Everything should be gravy. Hope this works for you.

By the way, for all of you already on Drupal 7(lucky you), file_save_data() saves the data and automatically updates the database with the file information.

I tweeted about the fact Microsoft was running a marketing campaign that gives a web site user a chance at winning ten grand. The catch? You will only be able to use Microsoft IE8. Leaving the obvious user agent switching hacks aside, I was still shocked that Microsoft thought this was in anyway good marketing so I tweeted about it.

Within a few hours, Microsoft’s Twitter account re-tweeted my rant about their ten grand contest. :-O I don’t really know what they were trying to go for here but it certainly had my co-workers and I laughing hard about it. My best explanation for this is that MS had a Twitter bot that scanned all tweets with the word Microsoft. Too bad they didn’t see the word fail right next to it.

I tried to get Microsoft to RT another not-so-flattering message but it didn’t work again. Ah well.

Good ole’ Microsoft. <sigh>

Check out this video from drewish.com for the screencast:

http://drewish.com/node/127

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In mysql, the mysqldump command works great for this:
mysqldump –verbose -user -h [hostname] -p[password] [database_name] > file.sql

When importing a sql file, just go the other way:

mysql -u [username] –verbose -p[password] -h [hostname] [database_name] < file.sql

This two commands will make importing and exporting databases a snap.