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Reputation: 445

Creating writable uploads folder in wordpress

For a plugin i am creating, i want to create an uploads folder for uploading files temporarily and then after the process is complete, i want to delete those files.

This i have achieved using: $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();

http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_upload_dir

How can I be sure that the folder is writable if not the plugin will not function properly.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 420

Answers (1)

Domain
Domain

Reputation: 11808

Instead of relying on if the uploads folder is writable or not and since you are storing your files temporarily, it is a better option that you create a folder in the uploads directory for which you can specify the permissions yourself,

    $up_dir = wp_upload_dir();
    // Create a folder in the Uploads Directory of WordPress to store your files
    if (!file_exists($up_dir['basedir'].'/your_dir_name')) {
        mkdir($up_dir['basedir'].'/your_dir_name', 0775, true);
    }

Then you can use this location for your plugins file storage.

Upvotes: 2

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