29th May 2015

Expression Engine Update Function

PHP PSP Knowledge
Expression Engine Update Function
This php code gets an item with the same URL title, if one exists then it updates it in expression engine.
<?php
ee()->load->library('api');
ee()->api->instantiate('channel_entries');
ee()->api->instantiate('channel_fields');
ee()->api->instantiate('channel_categories');

$title = 'your title';
$friendlyUrl = 'your friendly url';

$query = ee()->db->get_where('channel_titles', array('url_title' => $friendlyUrl), 1);
if($query->num_rows() > 0)


	$row = $query->row();
	$entry_id = $row->entry_id;
	if ($entry_id != FALSE)
	

		$data = array(
			// set your values, see below for an example
			'title' => $title
		);
			
		ee()->api_channel_fields->setup_entry_settings(1, $data);
		if (ee()->api_channel_entries->save_entry($data, 1, $entry_id) === FALSE) 

			echo 'Error';
		

		else 

			echo "Success";
		

	



?>
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