Creating folders with variables in the name using PHP

Question

I am trying to upload a file using PHP, using an html form. in the form it asks for an album name, then in the PHP file it references, I need it to create a directory from that value of the form.

However, when I try this:

if (!file_exists('data/$album_name')) {
    mkdir('data/$album_name', 0777,true);
}

But it just creates the directory, in the 'data' folder, of name '$album_name' instead of the value of $album_name.

I'm new to php, please help!

John Conde · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-28 00:53:26Z

2

You're using single quotes which prevents your variables from being interpolated. Use double quotes instead:

mkdir("data/$album_name", 0777,true);

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 0:53

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