This functions check recursive permissions and recursive existence parent folders, before creating a folder. To avoid the generation of errors/warnings.
/**
* This functions check recursive permissions and recursive existence parent folders,
* before creating a folder. To avoid the generation of errors/warnings.
*
* @return bool
* true folder has been created or exist and writable.
* False folder not exist and cannot be created.
*/
function createWritableFolder($folder)
{
if (file_exists($folder)) {
// Folder exist.
return is_writable($folder);
}
// Folder not exit, check parent folder.
$folderParent = dirname($folder);
if($folderParent != '.' && $folderParent != '/' ) {
if(!createWritableFolder(dirname($folder))) {
// Failed to create folder parent.
return false;
}
// Folder parent created.
}
if ( is_writable($folderParent) ) {
// Folder parent is writable.
if ( mkdir($folder, 0777, true) ) {
// Folder created.
return true;
}
// Failed to create folder.
}
// Folder parent is not writable.
return false;
}
/**
* This functions check recursive permissions and recursive existence parent folders,
* before creating a file/folder. To avoid the generation of errors/warnings.
*
* @return bool
* true has been created or file exist and writable.
* False file not exist and cannot be created.
*/
function createWritableFile($file)
{
// Check if conf file exist.
if (file_exists($file)) {
// check if conf file is writable.
return is_writable($file);
}
// Check if conf folder exist and try to create conf file.
if(createWritableFolder(dirname($file)) && ($handle = fopen($file, 'a'))) {
fclose($handle);
return true; // File conf created.
}
// Inaccessible conf file.
return false;
}