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Description

Create a folder -- and all necessary parent folders.

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Syntax

create($path= '', $mode=0755)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$path		A path to create from the base path.
$mode	0755	Directory permissions to set for folders created.

Returns

boolean True if successful.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.folder' );

Source Body

function create($path = '', $mode = 0755)
{
        // Initialise variables.
        jimport('joomla.client.helper');
        $FTPOptions = JClientHelper::getCredentials('ftp');
        static $nested = 0;

        // Check to make sure the path valid and clean
        $path = JPath::clean($path);

        // Check if parent dir exists
        $parent = dirname($path);
        if (!JFolder::exists($parent)) {
                // Prevent infinite loops!
                $nested++;
                if (($nested > 20) || ($parent == $path)) {
                        JError::raiseWarning(
                                'SOME_ERROR_CODE',
                                'JFolder::create: ' . JText::_('Infinite loop detected')
                        );
                        $nested--;
                        return false;
                }

                // Create the parent directory
                if (JFolder::create($parent, $mode) !== true) {
                        // JFolder::create throws an error
                        $nested--;
                        return false;
                }

                // OK, parent directory has been created
                $nested--;
        }

        // Check if dir already exists
        if (JFolder::exists($path)) {
                return true;
        }

        // Check for safe mode
        if ($FTPOptions['enabled'] == 1) {
                // Connect the FTP client
                jimport('joomla.client.ftp');
                $ftp = &JFTP::getInstance(
                        $FTPOptions['host'], $FTPOptions['port'], null,
                        $FTPOptions['user'], $FTPOptions['pass']
                );

                // Translate path to FTP path
                $path = JPath::clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $FTPOptions['root'], $path), '/');
                $ret = $ftp->mkdir($path);
                $ftp->chmod($path, $mode);
        } else {
                // We need to get and explode the open_basedir paths
                $obd = ini_get('open_basedir');

                // If open_basedir is set we need to get the open_basedir that the path is in
                if ($obd != null)
                {
                        if (JPATH_ISWIN) {
                                $obdSeparator = ";";
                        } else {
                                $obdSeparator = ":";
                        }
                        // Create the array of open_basedir paths
                        $obdArray = explode($obdSeparator, $obd);
                        $inBaseDir = false;
                        // Iterate through open_basedir paths looking for a match
                        foreach ($obdArray as $test) {
                                $test = JPath::clean($test);
                                if (strpos($path, $test) === 0) {
                                        $obdpath = $test;
                                        $inBaseDir = true;
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
                        if ($inBaseDir == false) {
                                // Return false for JFolder::create because the path to be created is not in open_basedir
                                JError::raiseWarning(
                                        'SOME_ERROR_CODE',
                                        'JFolder::create: ' . JText::_('Path not in open_basedir paths')
                                );
                                return false;
                        }
                }

                // First set umask
                $origmask = @umask(0);

                // Create the path
                if (!$ret = @mkdir($path, $mode)) {
                        @umask($origmask);
                        JError::raiseWarning(
                                'SOME_ERROR_CODE',
                                'JFolder::create: ' . JText::_('COULD_NOT_CREATE_DIRECTORY'),
                                'Path: ' . $path
                        );
                        return false;
                }

                // Reset umask
                @umask($origmask);
        }
        return $ret;
}

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Examples

To create a subfolder(in this example: photoalbum) to images, write:

JFolder::create("images".DS."photoalbum");

As long as you execute this from the frontend your fine. If you like to make sure the folders are created under the site section regardless of where the command is executed, write:

JFolder::create(JPATH_SITE.DS."your path here");

For always under /administrator, write;

JFolder::create(JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.DS."your path here");