To create (or if exists update) a category in Joomla via PHP…

    $ip="217.36.11.28";
    $ipf=JFilterOutput::stringURLSafe($ip);
    $cat = JTable::getInstance('category');
    $cat->load(array('alias'=>$ipf));
 
    if ($cat->id==null) {
    	echo "Create Category<br>";
    	$cat->parent_id=13;
    	 $cat->level=2;
    	 $cat->extension='com_content';
    	 $cat->published=1;
    	 $cat->access=1;
    	 $cat->language='*';
    	 $cat->path="tool-processing-reports/".$ipf;
    	$cat->title='Blacklist for 217.36.11.28';
    	$cat->alias='217-36-11-28';
    	if (!$cat->check()) { 
    		JError::raiseNotice(500, $cat->getError());
    		 echo "Category Check failed<br>";
    	} else {
    		if (!$cat->store(TRUE)) { 
    			JError::raiseNotice(500, $cat->getError()); 
    			echo "Category Create Failed<br>";
    		} else {
    			echo "Category Created<br>";
    		}
    	}
 
    } else {
    	echo "Update Category<br>";
    }

— Richard 2019/03/21 11:22