mkdir
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mkdir — Makes directory
Description
$pathname
[, int $mode = 0777
[, bool $recursive = false
[, resource $context
]]] )Attempts to create the directory specified by pathname.
Parameters
-
pathname -
The directory path.
-
mode -
The mode is 0777 by default, which means the widest possible access. For more information on modes, read the details on the chmod() page.
Note:
modeis ignored on Windows.Note that you probably want to specify the mode as an octal number, which means it should have a leading zero. The mode is also modified by the current umask, which you can change using umask().
-
recursive -
Allows the creation of nested directories specified in the
pathname. -
context -
Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to Streams.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 mkdir() example
<?php
mkdir("/path/to/my/dir", 0700);
?>
Example #2 mkdir() using the recursive parameter
<?php
// Desired folder structure
$structure = './depth1/depth2/depth3/';
// To create the nested structure, the $recursive parameter
// to mkdir() must be specified.
if (!mkdir($structure, 0777, true)) {
die('Failed to create folders...');
}
// ...
?>
Errors/Exceptions
Emits an E_WARNING level error if the directory
already exists.
Emits an E_WARNING level error if the relevant
permissions prevent creating the directory.
Notes
Note: When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which the script is operating has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed.