Are you saying that access to this sub-directory is available from the web?

If so, then you're in big trouble with the security of your site.

No... I am not saying that the sub-sirectory is accessible from the web.

Regards,

Is it possible to create ElggFile from existing one ?

Regards,

I am saying that when a user click on "create new" I want to create an ElggFile from "sample.doc" . The file "sample.doc" is stored in my plugin directory.

With the default ElggFile this isn't possible, you could make an extension of the ElggFile in your plugin and overrule the function getFilestore(); https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/blob/01f00125e6b4fa068b38cda61980405360df539b/engine/classes/ElggFile.php#L347-L349

you can than make a different filestore which uses you plugin directory.

Thanks a lot @jerome Bakker.

I may not be explaining my issue well.

I want my users to create ElggFile just by clicking on a bouton not by uploading File. Hence, they do not have to upload a file. So when they click on "create" bouton, I want to create a ElggFile containg a sample document. The sample document is already stored in my plugin directory (sample.doc).

So each time a user will click on the create button, an ElggFile will be created containing the documents 'sample.doc'.

Please I need some guideline to achieve this.

Regards,

Ah OK, here we go ;)

In the action that follows the button click:

$user_file = new ElggFile();
$user_file->owner_guid = elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid();
$user_file->setFilename('sample.doc');
$user_file->save();

$user_file->open('write');
$user_file->write(file_get_contents('path/to/sample.doc'));
$user_file->close();

Thanks @jerome