Getting a dynamically created folder name using mkdir() in PHP

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I am dynamically creating folders for each user in my php file with

mkdir("Userfiles/".$company."_".$time_stamp);

I want to save that directory in a variable or any other and I have to use the directory name for saving my .txt files in it

$myFile = "exfiles/".str_replace(" ","-",$_POST['company'])."_CC Booth furnishings ".$order_type."_".$time_stamp.".txt";

In the place of 'exfiles' I need to give the dynamically created directory name. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

1) You can just save the string you pass into mkdir. 2) You should really be sanitizing user input data before creating a folder using it. — Dogbert
– Dogbert, Commented Mar 6, 2013 at 16:18
@Dogbert Or, really, before doing anything with it besides holding it in a variable. — Colin M
– Colin M, Commented Mar 6, 2013 at 16:21

ohcibi · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-06 16:19:04Z

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$dirname = "Userfiles/".$company."_".$time_stamp;
mkdir($dirname);
$myFile = $dirname . str_replace(" ","-",$_POST['company'])."_CC Booth furnishings ".$order_type."_".$time_stamp.".txt";

As stated in the comments of your question:

Don't use $_POST data directly to manipulate files on the server. Always sanitize it

answered Mar 6, 2013 at 16:19

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Vamshi Over a year ago

Thank u, quick ans worked like a gem. Thans again for saving my time

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