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MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::openUploadStream()

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MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::openUploadStream()

Opens a writable stream for a new GridFS file.

function openUploadStream(
string $filename,
array $options = []
): resource
$filename : string
The filename of the file to create.
$options : array

An array specifying the desired options.

Name
Type
Description
_id
mixed
Value to use as the file document identifier. Defaults to a new MongoDB\BSON\ObjectId object.
chunkSizeBytes
integer
The chunk size in bytes. Defaults to the bucket's chunkSizeBytes option.
disableMD5
boolean

Whether to disable automatic MD5 generation when storing files.

Defaults to false. Only true will be supported in 2.0.

metadata
array|object
User data for the metadata field of the file document. If not specified, the metadata field will not be set on the file document.

A writable stream resource.

Chunk documents will be created as data is written to the writable stream. The metadata document will be created when the writable stream is closed.

<?php
$bucket = (new MongoDB\Client)->test->selectGridFSBucket();
$uploadStream = $bucket->openUploadStream('filename');
fwrite($uploadStream, 'foobar');
fclose($uploadStream);
$downloadStream = $bucket->openDownloadStreamByName('filename');
var_dump(stream_get_contents($downloadStream));

The output would then resemble:

string(6) "foobar"
←  MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::openDownloadStreamByName()MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket::registerGlobalStreamWrapperAlias() →