[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # category attribution when creating product on php script ## - **[jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile")** - [![jean-loup's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup) Less More - Posts: 176 - Thank you received: 8 - - 7 years 11 months ago - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301138](#301138) by [jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile") *[category attribution when creating product on php script](/forum/31-development/896365-category-attribution-when-creating-product-on-php-script#301138 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : www.121time.com -- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.1 Good evening, Our customer create custom and unique watches with an online configurator. We use the following code to pass a few attributes to the new product: $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name = $watchName; $product->product_code = $watchId; $product->product_msrp = $watchPrice; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_quantity = 1; $product->product_tax_id = 11; $product->product_warehouse_id = 1; $product->categories = array(47); $result = $productClass->save($product); The creation of the product is correctly made, but we can't add to the new created products the same existing category, in our case the category id 47 Is there anyway to add a product in a category (table product_category)? Thank you for your help Jean-Loup")* was created by *[jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile")* -- url of the page with the problem -- : [ www.121time.com](http://www.121time.com) -- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.1 Good evening, Our customer create custom and unique watches with an online configurator. We use the following code to pass a few attributes to the new product: $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name = $watchName; $product->product_code = $watchId; $product->product_msrp = $watchPrice; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_quantity = 1; $product->product_tax_id = 11; $product->product_warehouse_id = 1; **$product->categories = array(47);** $result = $productClass->save($product); The creation of the product is correctly made, but we can't add to the new created products the same existing category, in our case the category id 47 Is there anyway to add a product in a category (table product_category)? Thank you for your help Jean-Loup Last edit: 7 years 11 months ago by [jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg5NjM2NS1jYXRlZ29yeS1hdHRyaWJ1dGlvbi13aGVuLWNyZWF0aW5nLXByb2R1Y3Qtb24tcGhwLXNjcmlwdD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86541 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 7 years 11 months ago - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301160](#301160) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[category attribution when creating product on php script](/forum/31-development/896365-category-attribution-when-creating-product-on-php-script#301160 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : www.121time.com -- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.1 Good evening, Our customer create custom and unique watches with an online configurator. We use the following code to pass a few attributes to the new product: $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name = $watchName; $product->product_code = $watchId; $product->product_msrp = $watchPrice; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_quantity = 1; $product->product_tax_id = 11; $product->product_warehouse_id = 1; $product->categories = array(47); $result = $productClass->save($product); The creation of the product is correctly made, but we can't add to the new created products the same existing category, in our case the category id 47 Is there anyway to add a product in a category (table product_category)? Thank you for your help Jean-Loup")* Hi, The save function will only save the product data. You want to call that function in your code to also save the category link: Code: $productClass->updateCategories($product, $result); Last edit: 7 years 11 months ago by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile"). The following user(s) said Thank You: [jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg5NjM2NS1jYXRlZ29yeS1hdHRyaWJ1dGlvbi13aGVuLWNyZWF0aW5nLXByb2R1Y3Qtb24tcGhwLXNjcmlwdD90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile")** - [![jean-loup's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup) Less More - Posts: 176 - Thank you received: 8 - - 7 years 11 months ago [\#301196](#301196) by [jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile") Replied by *[jean-loup](/forum/user/40284-jean-loup "View jean-loup's Profile")* on topic *[category attribution when creating product on php script](/forum/31-development/896365-category-attribution-when-creating-product-on-php-script#301196 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : www.121time.com -- HikaShop version -- : 4.0.1 -- Joomla version -- : 3.9.1 Good evening, Our customer create custom and unique watches with an online configurator. We use the following code to pass a few attributes to the new product: $productClass = hikashop_get('class.product'); $product = new stdClass(); $product->product_name = $watchName; $product->product_code = $watchId; $product->product_msrp = $watchPrice; $product->product_published = 1; $product->product_quantity = 1; $product->product_tax_id = 11; $product->product_warehouse_id = 1; $product->categories = array(47); $result = $productClass->save($product); The creation of the product is correctly made, but we can't add to the new created products the same existing category, in our case the category id 47 Is there anyway to add a product in a category (table product_category)? 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