sys_get_temp_dir

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.1, PHP 7)

sys_get_temp_dir — 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.

Return Values

Returns the path of the temporary directory.

Examples

Example #1 sys_get_temp_dir() example

<?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:

C:\Windows\Temp\TuxA318.tmp

See Also

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