Makes sure that the file that was requested to be edited is allowed to be edited.

Function will die if you are not allowed to edit the file.

$file string Required

File the user is attempting to edit.

$allowed_files string[] Optional

Array of allowed files to edit.
$file must match an entry exactly.

Default: array()

string|void Returns the file name on success, dies on failure.

File: wp-admin/includes/file.php. View all references

function validate_file_to_edit( $file, $allowed_files = array() ) {
	$code = validate_file( $file, $allowed_files );

	if ( ! $code ) {
		return $file;
	}

	switch ( $code ) {
		case 1:
			wp_die( __( 'Sorry, that file cannot be edited.' ) );

			// case 2 :
			// wp_die( __('Sorry, cannot call files with their real path.' ));

		case 3:
			wp_die( __( 'Sorry, that file cannot be edited.' ) );
	}
}