The mkdir() function is used to create a new directory.
Syntax
mkdir(file_path,mode,recursive,context)
Parameters
file_path − Path of the directory you want to create.
mode − Specify permission.
Set the mode with the following four values.
- zero
- permission for owner
- permission for the owner’s user group
- permissions for rest
The following are the values to set multiple permissions. You need to add the following numbers −
- 1 = execute permissions
- 2 = write permissions
- 4 = read permissions
recursive − Set recursive mode
context − The context of the file handle.
Return
The mkdir() function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.
The following is an example that creates a new directory. This sets the default mode 0777.
Example
<?php
mkdir("testing");
?>The above code creates a directory “testing.
Let us see another example that creates a new directory and sets the mode as well.
Example
<?php
mkdir("QA", 0700);
?>