Php mkdir() is not creating a directory in my web directory

Question

I can't make a new directory in my web server. I think my code is ok to create a directory. Can you tell me what is the error ?

$path = "https://wwww.domain.com/astuces/uploads/products/".$id;
if(!is_dir($path)){

    mkdir($path);   

    if(mkdir($path)){
        echo "mkdir is created successfully";   
    }else{
        echo "directory is not created";
        echo mysql_error();
    }
}

It's always showing me "directory is not created".

You can't use mkdir with a URL as a parameter. try mkdir('/path/to/directory/'.$id,0755,true) — Andy Gee
– Andy Gee, Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 7:48
along with the answers, dont forget to check also the is_writeable() function. — user1299518
– user1299518, Commented Feb 20, 2014 at 7:53

xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-20 07:55:14Z

3

This is not just a permission issue, you are doing impossible things.

$path = "https://wwww.domain.com/astuces/uploads/products/".$id;

You can never use a url as the path to create a directory in a server.

The path should be the path in your web server like:

$path = "/path/to/your/project/astuces/uploads/products/".$id;

And then make sure the apache user has the permission.

If the the parent directory also not exist at first, you have to set the third parameter to true of mkdir:

if(mkdir($path, 0755, true)){

edited Feb 20, 2014 at 7:55

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 7:48

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Babu Over a year ago

if I use : $path = "../../astuces/uploads" . DS . "products" . DS . $id; then it's allowable ?

Babu Over a year ago

where DS means a simple forward slash (/)

xdazz Over a year ago

@Babu Only if you have the right path and right permission.

Babu Over a year ago

it's now showing me.."mkdir is created successfully". that's mean it's created but I can't see any directory. Now I just set my path look like this : $path = '../../astuces/uploads/products/'.$id;

Diwakar upadhyay · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-20 07:52:56Z

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Try this code

$path = "https://wwww.domain.com/astuces/uploads/products/".$id; if(!is_dir($path)){

$old_umask = umask(0);
mkdir($path, true);  
chmod($path, 0777);
umask($old_umask); 

if(mkdir($path)){
    echo "mkdir is created successfully";   
}else{
    echo "directory is not created";
    echo mysql_error();
}

}

answered Feb 20, 2014 at 7:52

Diwakar upadhyay

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