bmcclure/CakePHP-Media-Plugin

A CakePHP (2.0) plugin enabling transfer/manipulation/embedding of files in 23 ways.

##Database Fields

    create table users (
    id char(36) not null,
    file varchar(255) default null,
    dirname varchar(255) default null,
    basename varchar(255) default null,
    checksum varchar(255) default null,
    created datetime default null,
    modified datetime default null,
    primary key(id)
    );

##Installation

1. Clone into /path/to/app/Plugin git clone https://bmcclure@github.com/bmcclure/CakePHP-Media-Plugin.git Media
2. Add as a submodule git submodule add https://bmcclure@github.com/bmcclure/CakePHP-Media-Plugin.git Plugin/Media
3. Load the plugin.

    ``//Within your bootstrap.php``
    ``CakePlugin::load('Media', array('bootstrap'=>true));`

4. Initialize Media files. cake Media.Media init

---------------------------------------------------------------
Media Shell
---------------------------------------------------------------
Do you want to create missing media directories now?  
[n] > y``
/app/webroot/media/                               [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/                        [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/aud                     [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/doc                     [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/gen                     [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/img                     [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/static/vid                     [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/                      [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/aud                   [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/doc                   [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/gen                   [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/img                   [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/transfer/vid                   [OK  ]
/app/webroot/media/filter/                        [OK  ]

Your transfer directory is missing a htaccess file to block requests.
Do you want to create it now?  
[n] > n

5. Set the permissions for the Media folder:

chmod -R 777 webroot/media/{transfer,filter}

##Upload and View Image

1. Set the model as media transfer user

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2. Set the form:

``echo $this->Form->create('User', array('type'=>'file'));``
``echo $this->Form->input('file', array('type'=>'file'));``
``echo $this->Form->input('dirname', array('type'=>'hidden'));``
``echo $this->Form->input('basename', array('type'=>'hidden'));``
``echo $this->Form->input('checksum', array('type'=>'hidden'));``
``echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));``

3. To view image, add the Media helper to your controller and use:

``Media->embed(h($employee['User']['basename'])); ?>``

4. ENJOY!