PHP mkdir() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

1. Definition for PHP mkdir() Function
2. Syntax for PHP mkdir() Function
3. Parameter for PHP mkdir() Function
4. Return for PHP mkdir() Function
5. Example - The mkdir() function creates a directory.

Definition

The mkdir() function creates a new directory .

Syntax

PHP mkdir() Function has the following syntax.

Parameter

The mode parameter consists of four numbers:

• The first number is always zero
• The second number specifies permissions for the owner
• The third number specifies permissions for the owner's user group
• The fourth number specifies permissions for everybody else

Possible values (to set multiple permissions, add up the following numbers):

• 1 = execute permissions
• 2 = write permissions
• 4 = read permissions

Return

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

The function returns true if the directory was created successfully or false otherwise. For example:

<?PHP//from   jav a2s.  c  o m
     mkdir("testing");
     mkdir("/path/to/my/directory", 0777);                                                           
     mkdir("/path/to/my/directory", 0777, true);
?>

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What you will learn in the next chapter:

1. Definition for PHP move_uploaded_file() Function
2. Syntax for PHP move_uploaded_file() Function
3. Parameter for PHP move_uploaded_file() Function
4. Return for PHP move_uploaded_file() Function
5. Note on PHP move_uploaded_file() Function
6. Example - moves an uploaded file to a new location

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PHP chown() Function

PHP chroot() Function

PHP clearstatcache() Function

PHP closedir() Function

PHP copy() Function

PHP delete() function

PHP dir() Function

PHP dirname() Function

PHP disk_free_space() Function

PHP disk_total_space() Function

PHP diskfreespace() Function

PHP fclose() Function

PHP feof() Function

PHP fflush() Function

PHP fgetc() Function

PHP fgets() Function

PHP fgetss() Function

PHP file() Function

PHP file_exists() Function

PHP file_get_contents() Function

PHP file_put_contents() Function

PHP fileatime() Function

PHP filectime() Function

PHP filegroup() Function

PHP fileinode() Function

PHP filemtime() Function

PHP fileowner() Function

PHP fileperms() Function

PHP filesize() Function

PHP filetype() Function

PHP flock() Function

PHP fnmatch() Function

PHP fopen() Function

PHP fpassthru() Function

PHP fprintf() Function

PHP fputcsv() Function

PHP fputs() Function

PHP fread() Function

PHP fscanf() Function

PHP fseek() Function

PHP fstat() Function

PHP ftell() Function

PHP ftruncate() Function

PHP fwrite() Function

PHP getcwd() function

PHP glob() Function

PHP is_dir() Function

PHP is_executable() Function

PHP is_file() Function

PHP is_link() Function

PHP is_readable() Function

PHP is_uploaded_file() Function

PHP is_writable() Function

PHP link() Function

PHP linkinfo() Function

PHP lstat() Function

PHP md5_file() Function

PHP mkdir() Function

PHP move_uploaded_file() Function

PHP opendir() Function

PHP parse_ini_file() Function

PHP pathinfo() Function

PHP pclose() Function

PHP popen() Function

PHP readdir() Function

PHP readfile() Function

PHP readlink() Function

PHP realpath() Function

PHP rename() Function

PHP rewind() Function

PHP rewinddir() Function

PHP rmdir() Function

PHP scandir() Function

PHP set_file_buffer() Function

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PHP stat() Function

PHP symlink() Function

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PHP touch() Function

PHP umask() Function

PHP unlink() Function

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