Create directory if not exists else move file

Question

I have the following code to upload a file:

<?php
//set the image size in mb
$max_upload_size='10';
$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE = $max_upload_size * 1024 * 1024;
get_current_user();
global $current_user;
$uploaddir = './uploads/file/'.$current_user->user_login.'/'; 
$file = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']); 
if ($_FILES['uploadfile']['size']<$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE) {
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadfile']['tmp_name'], $file)) { 
  echo "success"; 
} else {
    echo "error";
}
}else{
    echo"size_error";
}
?>

This works great if the user_login already exists under /uploads/file/ directory. How can I create the directory that is based on variable $current_user->user_login if it doesn't exists? If exists then continue on the next code.

i tried it but i can't get this to work. here's my sample code: if(file_exists($uploaddir ) && is_dir($uploaddir )) { mkdir("./uploads/file/$current_user->user_login", 0777); } — jaypabs
– jaypabs, Commented Aug 4, 2012 at 14:49

dmmd · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-04 15:47:00Z

5

From http://nz.php.net/manual/en/function.move-uploaded-file.php#105026:

The destination directory must exist; move_uploaded_file() will not automatically create it for you.

Just use is_dir and mkdir.

<?php
//set the image size in mb
$max_upload_size='10';
$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE = $max_upload_size * 1024 * 1024;
global $current_user;
$current_user = get_current_user();
$uploaddir = './uploads/file/'.$current_user->user_login.'/';
if (!is_dir($uploaddir) && !mkdir($uploaddir)){
  die("Error creating folder $uploaddir");
}
$file = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']); 
if ($_FILES['uploadfile']['size']<$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE) {
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadfile']['tmp_name'], $file)) { 
  echo "success"; 
} else {
    echo "error";
}
}else{
    echo"size_error";
}
?>

edited Aug 4, 2012 at 15:47

answered Aug 4, 2012 at 14:54

dmmd

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jaypabs Over a year ago

is seems move_uploaded_file returns true but the folder is not created successfully.

dmmd Over a year ago

Run this script. It may help. If the folder doesn't exist, it should give you a "Error creating folder" message.

jaypabs Over a year ago

may be it creates on different directory. but i don't know where it is. the full path is this based on my cPanel: public_html/wp-content/themes/my-theme/upload/uploads/file.

dmmd Over a year ago

So your $uploaddir variable should be ./upload/uploads/file/, maybe?

jaypabs Over a year ago

i don't think so because the code above is located under public_html/wp-content/themes/my-theme/upload folder named as upload-file.php. this file is being called by an ajax code like action: '<?php echo UPLOAD; ?>/upload-file.php',

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elo · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-04 14:52:12Z

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  <?php
//set the image size in mb
$max_upload_size='10';
$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE = $max_upload_size * 1024 * 1024;
get_current_user();
global $current_user;
if(!is_dir('./uploads/file/'.$current_user->user_login))
{
   mkdir('./uploads/file/'.$current_user->user_login);
}
$uploaddir = './uploads/file/'.$current_user->user_login.'/'; 
$file = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']); 
if ($_FILES['uploadfile']['size']<$MAXIMUM_FILESIZE) {
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadfile']['tmp_name'], $file)) { 
  echo "success"; 
} else {
    echo "error";
}
}else{
    echo"size_error";
}
    ?>

Or after $updloaddir initialization add if statement with $uploaddir parameter in is_dir() and mkdir().

answered Aug 4, 2012 at 14:52

elo

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