Question

I want to create a directory in a Linux system. The parent directory which will contain the newly created directory has a 777 permission. The problem is that if the new directory doesn’t include a subdirectory then it is created successfully. But when it contains a subdirectory , for example docs/photos then the subdirectory ( here /photos ) is not created ! So how to make the subdirectory created ?

Here is the codes :

    if (!file_exists($rep))
    {
        if (mkdir($rep))
        {
            move_uploaded_file($_FILES['upload_field']['tmp_name'] , $rep."/"."photo".$image_id.".png");
        }
    }

Answer 1

The documentation for mkdir indicates that there is a $recursive parameter you should use for this.

recursive

Allows the creation of nested directories specified in the pathname. Defaults to FALSE.

Read the docs for usage.