media_handle_upload for local files?
You want media_handle_sideload() Handles a side-loaded file in the same way as an uploaded file is handled by media_handle_upload(). // Array similar to a $_FILES upload array. $file_array = array( ‘name’ => ‘filename.jpg’, ‘tmp_name’ => ‘path/to/filename.jpg’, ); // Post ID to attach upload to, 0 for none. $post_id = 0; $attachment_id = media_handle_sideload( $file_array, $post_id … Read more