Question

How can I create a folder not on the server, but in my computer (Profile/AppData/Local/Fyooz/).

my sample code:

    $file = "Profile/AppData/Local/Fyooz/";

    if(file_exists($file)) {
        echo "file exist";
        echo $file;
    } else {
        mkdir($file, 0777);
    }

but it returns an error, because it will open the domain folder not my local computer.

Answer 1

You can only create a folder on your local computer if you’re running your PHP script locally.

If you’re trying to run a PHP script on a webserver and create a folder on the client’s computer, this is not possible (as you already see a lot of other people saying).

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Here’s a sample script to try. Save it to ~/myscript.php

#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php

chdir('~');
if(mkdir('helloworld')){
  echo "yay!";
}
else {
  echo "fail :(";
}

Open a terminal and run your script

$ php ~/my_script.php

You should see output like this

yay!

Navigate to ~ and you should see your new helloworld folder

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