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Create Path

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	jijutm
Entered:	01/11/2006
Last modified:	02/11/2005
Rating:	- (fewer than 3 votes)
Views:	2460

Creates deep directory structrure path to any depths.

<?php
/**

                             * Creating directories recursively

                             *

                             * @param string $dirName

                             * @param octal $rights, see chmod manual

                             * for more see http://www.phptrivandrum.org

                             */

                            
 function mkdir_r($dirName, $rights=0777){

                               $dirs = explode('/', $dirName);

                               $dir='';

                               foreach ($dirs as $part) {

                                   $dir.=$part.'/';

                                   if (!is_dir($dir) && strlen($dir)>0)

                                       mkdir($dir, $rights);

                               }

                            }

                            
 ?>

Usage Example

mkdir_r($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/downloads/1/2/3');

                            

                            will create 1/2/3 in downloads.

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