set image to category programmatically in Magento - image

Question

I try to add a category in magento by this code:
$_cat = new Mage_Catalog_Model_Category();
$_cat->setName($nom);
$_cat->setUrlKey($nom);
$_cat->setIsActive(1);
$parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(2);
$_cat->setPath($parentCategory->getPath());
$mediaAttribute = array ('thumbnail');
$_cat->addImageToMediaGallery($other_file, $mediaAttribute, true, false);
$_cat->save();
its works, but the image is not inserted, I need to know what is the correct code to insert the category image programmatically,
Thanks u.

Answer 1

ok I solved it , to add additionnel datas write :
$data['display_mode'] = 'PRODUCTS_AND_PAGE';
$data['page_layout'] = 'one_column';
$data['thumbnail'] = $path; // path to your image
$_cat->addData($data);
then put your image in YOUR_MAGENTO/media/catalog/category/NAME_OF_IMAGE.jpg
Cheers.

Answer 2

Here is a working example:
$newCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category');
$newCategory->setName('Category name');
$newCategory->setUrlKey('category-name');
$newCategory->setIsActive(1);
$parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(2);
$newCategory->setPath($parentCategory->getPath());
$newCategory->setImage('file_name.jpg');
$newCategory->save();
Make sure your category image 'file_name.jpg' is uploaded to media/catalog/category/file_name.jpg
BTW, any answer mentioning "addImageToMediaGallery" is wrong. This method only exist for product, not for category.
Also the correct attribute name for category is "image" not "thumbnail".

Answer 3

You could have also done to make it look cleaner and more readable:
$parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(2);
$newCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category');
$newCategory->setName($nom);
$newCategory->setUrlKey($nom);
$newCategory->setIsActive(1);
$newCategory->setPath($parentCategory->getPath());
$newCategory->addImageToMediaGallery($other_file, array ('thumbnail'), true, false);
$newCategory->setDisplayMode('PRODUCTS_AND_PAGE');
$newCategory->setPageLayout('one_column');
$newCategory->setThumbnail($path); // path to your image
$newCategory->save();
What do you think?

Answer 4

ElGabbu, in your code i get this error :
PHP Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Varien_Exception' with message 'Invalid method Mage_Catalog_Model_Category::addImageToMedia Gallery(Array
(
[0] => image.jpg
[1] => Array
(
[0] => thumbnail
)
[2] => 1
[3] =>
)
)' in /home/www/magento/lib/Varien/Object.php:569
that my code who worked for me :
$_cat = new Mage_Catalog_Model_Category();
$_cat->setName($nom);
$_cat->setUrlKey($nom);
$_cat->setIsActive(1);
$parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(2);
$_cat->setPath($parentCategory->getPath());
$_cat->setIsAnchor(1);
$data['display_mode'] = 'PRODUCTS_AND_PAGE';
$data['page_layout'] = 'one_column';
$data['thumbnail'] = $path;
$_cat->addData($data);
$_cat->save();

Answer 5

I use the following snipped based on Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Attribute_Backend_Media and Mage_Catalog_Model_Category_Attribute_Backend_Image to copy the image from external path to the thumbnail property including a _1 suffix if needed.
$attr = 'thumbnail';
$new_file = ...; // absolute path to your file
$category = ...; // your category model
$path = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'catalog' . DS . 'category' . DS;
if (md5_file($new_file) != md5_file($path.$category->getData($attr)) {
$ioObject = new Varien_Io_File();
try {
$ioObject->open(array('path'=>$path));
} catch (Exception $e) {
$ioObject->mkdir($path, 0777, true);
$ioObject->open(array('path'=>$path));
}
$destFile = $path . Mage_Core_Model_File_Uploader::getNewFileName($path . basename($new_file));
$ioObject->cp($new_file, $destFile);
$category->setData($attr, basename($destFile));
}