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function downloadImage( $imageUrl, $nameImage ){

    $imgExt = explode(".", strtolower($imageUrl));

    $nameImage = nameToUrlKey($nameImage);

    $path = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . '/import/' . $nameImage . '.' .$imgExt[3];

    $contents = file_get_contents($imageUrl);

    file_put_contents($path, $contents);

    return $nameImage . '.' .$imgExt[3];
}