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kmilo93sd
kmilo93sd

Reputation: 901

php output directory was not found

I'm trying to save a file inside php: // output to send it as an answer (it's an excel). The problem is that php does not find the directory, according to the documentation should be able to access it.

i add this validation to my code:

$folderName = 'php://output';
if(!is_dir($folderName)){
            throw new FileNotFoundException($folderName . " directory not found.");
        }
$objWriter->save($filePath);

and the exception has been throwed and return me:

"php://output directory not found.",

Upvotes: 0

Views: 54

Answers (1)

Dan H
Dan H

Reputation: 3623

php://output is not a directory; it's an output stream. You use php://output to write stuff to the output buffer the same way echo or print does. For example, if you wanted to force the browser to display a PDF or an image straight away without saving it first, you would use php://output.

If you wanted to physically save the file in your filesystem then a proper path must be used.

Upvotes: 2

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