function file_directory_temp

7.x file.inc file_directory_temp()
6.x file.inc file_directory_temp()

Determine the default temporary directory.

Return value

A string containing a temp directory.

Related topics

8 calls to file_directory_temp()
file_check_directory in drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc
Checks whether a directory exists and is writable.
file_create_path in drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc
Make sure the destination is a complete path and resides in the file system directory, if it is not prepend the file system directory.
file_save_data in drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc
Save a string to the specified destination.
file_save_upload in drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc
Saves a file upload to a new location.
install_main in drupal-6.x/install.php
The Drupal installation happens in a series of steps. We begin by verifying that the current environment meets our minimum requirements. We then go on to verify that settings.php is properly configured. From there we connect to the configured database…

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1 string reference to 'file_directory_temp'
system_file_system_settings in drupal-6.x/modules/system/system.admin.inc
Form builder; Configure the site file handling.

File

drupal-6.x/includes/file.inc, line 1061
API for handling file uploads and server file management.

Code

function file_directory_temp() {
  $temporary_directory = variable_get('file_directory_temp', NULL);

  if (is_null($temporary_directory)) {
    $directories = array();

    // Has PHP been set with an upload_tmp_dir?
    if (ini_get('upload_tmp_dir')) {
      $directories[] = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir');
    }

    // Operating system specific dirs.
    if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
      $directories[] = 'c:\\windows\\temp';
      $directories[] = 'c:\\winnt\\temp';
      $path_delimiter = '\\';
    }
    else {
      $directories[] = '/tmp';
      $path_delimiter = '/';
    }

    foreach ($directories as $directory) {
      if (!$temporary_directory && is_dir($directory)) {
        $temporary_directory = $directory;
      }
    }

    // if a directory has been found, use it, otherwise default to 'files/tmp' or 'files\\tmp';
    $temporary_directory = $temporary_directory ? $temporary_directory : file_directory_path() . $path_delimiter . 'tmp';
    variable_set('file_directory_temp', $temporary_directory);
  }

  return $temporary_directory;
}