createTempFile()

Description

Create a temporary copy of the file in the tmp folder (ie. the usual filestore/tmp/)

Parameters

ColumnTypeDefaultDescription
$path string File path
$uniqid string If a uniqid is provided, create a folder within tmp. See get_temp_dir() for more information.
$filename string Filename of the new file

Return

boolean|string Returns FALSE or the file path of the temporary file

Location

include/resource_functions.php lines 4059 to 4086

Definition

 
function createTempFile($path, $uniqid, $filename)
{
    if (
        !file_exists($path)
        || !is_readable($path)
        || !is_valid_rs_path($path)
    ) {
        return false;
    }

    $tmp_dir = get_temp_dir(false, $uniqid);

    if (trim($filename) == '') {
        $file_path_info = pathinfo($path);
        $filename = md5(mt_rand()) . "_{$file_path_info['basename']}";
    }

    $tmpfile = "{$tmp_dir}/{$filename}";

    $copy_hook = hook('createtempfile_copy', '', array($path, $tmpfile));
    if (!$copy_hook) {
        copy($path, $tmpfile);
    } else {
        $tmpfile = $copy_hook;
    }

    return $tmpfile;
}

This article was last updated 18th June 2025 20:35 Europe/London time based on the source file dated 5th June 2025 10:55 Europe/London time.