File field – Get server path to file instead of URL

• shahab

• August 19, 2014 at 10:25 pm

Hi,

I am using ACF PRO and wandering how can I get the server path to the file using the File field?

E.g:

I want /home/mysite/public_html/wp-content/uploads/myfile.pdf returned by the File fields instead of http://www.mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/myfile.pdf

Thanks!

• Etic

• August 21, 2014 at 2:52 pm

You can achieve that using this WordPress function: get_attached_file

$file_id = get_field('file');

$filedir = get_attached_file( $file_id );

Don’t forget to specify the return type of the acf field to ID. Otherwise, just change your code accordingly:

$file_arr = get_field('file');

$filedir = get_attached_file( $file_arr['id'] );

• shahab

• August 21, 2014 at 3:21 pm

Excellent … Thank you!