Trying to get server path of a File

• happytree1234

• December 23, 2022 at 3:37 pm

I tried to follow the instructions here: https://support.advancedcustomfields.com/forums/topic/file-field-get-server-path-to-file-instead-of-url/

This is my field:
https://i.imgur.com/l3ifdmM.png

This is my code:

$order_id = $order->get_id();
$file = get_field('outlook_for_the_year', $order_id);
$file_url = $file['url'];

However, I get the error message “PHP Warning: Illegal string offset ‘url'”. Also, I do not get the file server path at all.

Can you let me know how to fix this?

Thanks

• John Huebner

• December 23, 2022 at 8:34 pm

What it the field’s return value set to? It needs to be “File Array” to use $file['url']

• happytree1234

• December 24, 2022 at 11:51 am

You mean like this?

$order_id = $order->get_id();
$file = get_field(‘outlook_for_the_year’, $order_id);
$file_url =array();
$file_url = $file[‘url’];

• John Huebner

• December 26, 2022 at 10:01 am

Each field has a return format setting. If the file field is set to return an array then the value will already be set.

What is the field’s return value set to?

• happytree1234

• December 27, 2022 at 7:08 am

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• John Huebner

• December 28, 2022 at 12:17 pm

You will not be able to get the file path of a file field with a return format of URL.

You need to get or return the ID of the file to use the code that you referenced. You can either change the return format of the field to ID or you can get the ID by getting the unformatted value

// https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/get_field/
$id = get_field('file_field_name', false, false);