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WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::insert_attachment( WP_REST_Request $request ): array|WP_Error

Since
5.3.0
Source
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php:302
Inserts the attachment post in the database. Does not update the attachment meta.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 5.3.0
PHP
7.4–8.6-dev
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.

Parameters

$requestWP_REST_Request

Return value

array|WP_Error

Performance profile

How much work a call to WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::insert_attachment() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.

Cost class
Heavy

Reaches the database via get_post().

Scaling
Constant

No loop in the body: the same number of instructions runs whatever you pass in.

Instructions
24–163

Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 183.

Plugin surface
1 hook

Third-party callbacks on 'rest_insert_attachment' run inside this call, and their cost is not bounded by anything here.

Called by
1

1 place in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.

What it touches

  • querycontent queryget_post()called directly
  • hookthird-party callbacksdo_action()called directly

Further down the call graph this can also reach option, cache, serialize and transient. Those are the worst case, several calls deep and usually down an error path, not what a normal call pays.

What one call costs · 68 distinct outcomes

One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::insert_attachment() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.

WhenInstructionsCalls it makes
empty($request) && !empty($files) && is_wp_error()24->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error()
empty($request) && empty($files) && is_wp_error()25->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && is_wp_error()31–41->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && is_wp_error()32–42->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($attachment)92–108->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($attachment)93–109->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($attachment)97–113->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($attachment)98–114->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && empty($attachment)99–115->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($attachment)99–125->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && empty($attachment)100–116->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($attachment)100–126->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
56 further outcomes, up to 163 instructions
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment)104–120->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($attachment)104–130->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment)105–121->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($attachment)105–131->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)106–118->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && empty($attachment)106–132->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)107–119->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && empty($attachment)107–133->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($value)108–123->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($value)109–124->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)111–123->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment)111–137->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)112–124->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment)112–138->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($value)113–128->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)113–125->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)113–135->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($value)114–129->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)114–126->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)114–136->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)115–130->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($value)115–140->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)116–131->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($value)116–141->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)118–130->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)118–140->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)119–131->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($attachment)119–141->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)120–135->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($value)120–145->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)120–142->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)121–136->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($value)121–146->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)121–143->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)122–133->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)122–147->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)123–134->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)123–148->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)125–147->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment)126–148->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)127–138->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)127–152->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)128–139->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)128–153->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)129–140->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)129–150->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)130–141->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)130–151->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($request) && !empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)134–145->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)134–155->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($request) && empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)135–146->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && !empty($value)135–156->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
!empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)136–157->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
empty($files) && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)137–158->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), ->get_error_code(), ->add_data()
!empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)141–162->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->upload_from_file(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()
empty($files) && !is_wp_error() && !empty($image_meta) && empty($attachment) && !empty($value)142–163->get_file_params(), ->get_headers(), get_post(), ->get_body(), ->upload_from_data(), is_wp_error(), wp_basename(), pathinfo(), wp_read_image_metadata(), sanitize_title(), ->prepare_item_for_database(), strrpos(), wp_basename(), wp_slash(), wp_insert_attachment(), is_wp_error(), get_post(), do_action()

Across PHP versions

PHPCompiledExecutedBranchesNotes
8.6-dev18324–16318
8.518324–16318
8.418324–1631820 fewer instructions than PHP 8.3
8.320324–18318
8.220324–18318
8.120324–18318
7.420324–18318

An instruction is not a fixed amount of time, so a matching count is not necessarily the same speed; what it rules out is a difference in the work itself.

Hooks and filters fired · 1

One hook fires while WP_REST_Attachments_Controller::insert_attachment() runs, in this order:

  1. do_action( rest_insert_attachment )actionline 396 (+94 into the body)

    Fires after a single attachment is created or updated via the REST API.

Uses · 11

Used by · 1

Source code

	protected function insert_attachment( $request ) {		// Get the file via $_FILES or raw data.		$files   = $request->get_file_params();		$headers = $request->get_headers(); 		$time = null; 		// Matches logic in media_handle_upload().		if ( ! empty( $request['post'] ) ) {			$post = get_post( $request['post'] );			// The post date doesn't usually matter for pages, so don't backdate this upload.			if ( $post && 'page' !== $post->post_type && substr( $post->post_date, 0, 4 ) > 0 ) {				$time = $post->post_date;			}		} 		if ( ! empty( $files ) ) {			$file = $this->upload_from_file( $files, $headers, $time );		} else {			$file = $this->upload_from_data( $request->get_body(), $headers, $time );		} 		if ( is_wp_error( $file ) ) {			return $file;		} 		$name       = wp_basename( $file['file'] );		$name_parts = pathinfo( $name );		$name       = trim( substr( $name, 0, -( 1 + strlen( $name_parts['extension'] ) ) ) ); 		$url  = $file['url'];		$type = $file['type'];		$file = $file['file']; 		// Include image functions to get access to wp_read_image_metadata().		require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/image.php'; 		// Use image exif/iptc data for title and caption defaults if possible.		$image_meta = wp_read_image_metadata( $file ); 		if ( ! empty( $image_meta ) ) {			if ( empty( $request['title'] ) && trim( $image_meta['title'] ) && ! is_numeric( sanitize_title( $image_meta['title'] ) ) ) {				$request['title'] = $image_meta['title'];			} 			if ( empty( $request['caption'] ) && trim( $image_meta['caption'] ) ) {				$request['caption'] = $image_meta['caption'];			}		} 		$attachment = $this->prepare_item_for_database( $request ); 		$attachment->post_mime_type = $type;		$attachment->guid           = $url; 		// If the title was not set, use the original filename.		if ( empty( $attachment->post_title ) && ! empty( $files['file']['name'] ) ) {			// Remove the file extension (after the last `.`)			$tmp_title = substr( $files['file']['name'], 0, strrpos( $files['file']['name'], '.' ) ); 			if ( ! empty( $tmp_title ) ) {				$attachment->post_title = $tmp_title;			}		} 		// Fall back to the original approach.		if ( empty( $attachment->post_title ) ) {			$attachment->post_title = preg_replace( '/\.[^.]+$/', '', wp_basename( $file ) );		} 		// $post_parent is inherited from $attachment['post_parent'].		$id = wp_insert_attachment( wp_slash( (array) $attachment ), $file, 0, true, false ); 		if ( is_wp_error( $id ) ) {			if ( 'db_update_error' === $id->get_error_code() ) {				$id->add_data( array( 'status' => 500 ) );			} else {				$id->add_data( array( 'status' => 400 ) );			}

Changelog

Introduced in 5.3.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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