function tripal_create_moddir

2.x tripal_core.DEPRECATED.api.inc tripal_create_moddir($module_name)
3.x tripal_core.DEPRECATED.inc tripal_create_moddir($module_name)
1.x tripal_core_files.api.inc tripal_create_moddir($module_name)

This function is typically used in the '.install' file for a Tripal module Each module should call this function during installation to create the module data directory which is sites/default/files/tripal/[module_name] for default Drupal settings. This directory can then be used by the module for storing files.

@returns nothing

Parameters

$module_name: the name of the module being installed.

Related topics

Files API
@file The Tripal Files API
12 calls to tripal_create_moddir()
tripal_analysis_install in tripal_analysis/tripal_analysis.install
Implementation of hook_install().
tripal_contact_install in tripal_contact/tripal_contact.install
Implementation of hook_install().
tripal_cv_install in tripal_cv/tripal_cv.install
Implementation of hook_install().
tripal_db_install in tripal_db/tripal_db.install
Implementation of hook_install().
tripal_featuremap_install in tripal_featuremap/tripal_featuremap.install
Implementation of hook_install().

... See full list

File

tripal_core/api/tripal_core_files.api.inc, line 34
The Tripal Files API

Code

function tripal_create_moddir($module_name) {

  // make the data directory for this module
  $data_dir = file_directory_path() . "/tripal/$module_name";
  if (!file_check_directory($data_dir, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY | FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS)) {
    $message = "Cannot create directory $data_dir. This module may not " .
      "behave correctly without this directory.  Please  create " .
      "the directory manually or fix the problem and reinstall.";
    drupal_set_message(check_plain(t($message)), 'error');
    watchdog('tripal_core', $message, array(), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
  }
}