Quick Reference
The PHP mkdir() function creates a directory specified by a pathname.
<?php
mkdir('test');
?>Output
// creates a directory named "test"Syntax
mkdir(path, mode, recursive, context)Note
!!! The mode parameters is ignored on Windows platforms.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| path | Specifies the directory path to create (required) |
| mode | Specifies permissions (default is 0777 - the widest possible access) The mode parameter consists of four numbers:
Possible values (to set multiple permissions, add up the following numbers):
|
| recursive | Specifies if the recursive mode is set |
| context | Specifies the context (a set of options that can modify the behavior of a stream) of the file handle |
PHP Notes:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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