sys_get_temp_dir
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.2.1, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Returns directory path used for temporary files
Description
sys_get_temp_dir(): string
Returns the path of the directory PHP stores temporary files in by default.
Parameters Parameters
Return Values
Returns the path of the temporary directory.
Examples
sys_get_temp_dir() example
php
<?php
// Create a temporary file in the temporary
// files directory using sys_get_temp_dir()
$temp_file = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'Tux');
echo $temp_file;
?>The above example will output something similar to:
output
C:\Windows\Temp\TuxA318.tmp