Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP mkdir() Function.
The built-in PHP mkdir() function creates a directory.
The built-in PHP mkdir() function creates a directory.
Syntax
Following below is the syntax to use this function -
bool mkdir ( string $pathname [, int $mode = 0777 [, bool $recursive = FALSE [, resource $context ]]] )
READ: PHP | lstat() Function
This built-in function can attempt to create a directory specified by pathname.
Return Value
This built-in PHP function returns true on success and false on failure.
Example1
Try out the below example -
<?php mkdir("/PhpProject/testing"); echo "Directory created successfully!!!"; ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
Directory created successfully!!!
Example2
Try out the below example -
<?php $structure = "/PhpProject/test1/test2/test3"; if(!mkdir($structure, 0777, true)) { echo "Failed to create folders..."; } else { echo "Nested structure created successfully!!!"; } ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
Nested structure created successfully!!!
READ: PHP | glob() Function
Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the move_uploaded_file() Function.
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