mkdir() says theres no such directory and fails?

php upload mkdir

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Solution 1

You have an error in your string:

mkdir("images/listing-images/rent/'.$insertID.");

should be:

mkdir("images/listing-images/rent/$insertID");

Solution 2

It happens because you don't have images/listing-images/rent path existing in your filesystem.

If you want to create the whole path - just pass the 3rd argument as a true:

mkdir('images/listing-images/rent/'.$insertID, 0777, true);

There is also a chance you're in a wrong directory currently. If this is the case - you need to change the current dir with chdir() or specify the full path.

Solution 3

Assuming you're using PHP > 5.0.0, try mkdir("path", 0777, true); to enable creating directories recursively (see here: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php).

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Author by

rpsep2

Updated on July 20, 2022

Comments

rpsep2 almost 2 years
Im likely doing something very simply wrong, but when I try to make a directory (using a variable of an insert just performed as the last folder name), I get the error:

Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: No such file or directory in /home/blah/blah

with the code:
```
if (!is_dir("images/listing-images/rent/'.$insertID.")) {
        //make new directory with unique id
   mkdir("images/listing-images/rent/'.$insertID."); 
}
```
of course the directory doesn't exist.. I'm trying to make it now? confused!
zerkms over 11 years

I'm sure his error caused not by that, but by lacking of the images/listing-images/rent
zerkms over 11 years

So what's your final answer? There is no syntax error in the code. The string is syntactically correct (though pointless). As you said - this should be a comment :-)
John Conde over 11 years

If you'd like I can change the word syntax if you think that would make the answer more accurate
zerkms over 11 years

your change proposed in "should be" cannot change the behaviour - the code would throw the same error
zerkms over 11 years

"You shouldn't use is_dir()" --- any clarification for that?
CaffeinatedDave over 11 years

Actually disregard the first part, just checked the is_dir docs and it checks for existance as well, so it'll just be that the parent dir doesn't exist.
rpsep2 over 11 years

ill accept this as an answer, for helping me eliminate pointless code, although comments to my question solved my actual problem :)
ficuscr almost 9 years

Should though be aware that is_dir caches results. See note in page at php.net.
KiX Ortillan over 8 years

The only one that explained with relation to rules of PHP 5.0
KiX Ortillan over 8 years

same for the above one.. only 1 sec faster
Arvind K. about 4 years

This should the correct answer since there is no syntax error in the code for which the "correct" answer has been marked as correct.