file_create_path
- Versions
- 4.6 – 6
file_create_path($dest = 0)
Make sure the destination is a complete path and resides in the file system directory, if it is not prepend the file system directory.
Parameters
$dest A string containing the path to verify. If this value is omitted, Drupal's 'files' directory will be used.
Return value
A string containing the path to file, with file system directory appended if necessary, or FALSE if the path is invalid (i.e. outside the configured 'files' or temp directories).
Related topics
Code
includes/file.inc, line 63
<?php
function file_create_path($dest = 0) {
$file_path = file_directory_path();
if (!$dest) {
return $file_path;
}
// file_check_location() checks whether the destination is inside the Drupal files directory.
if (file_check_location($dest, $file_path)) {
return $dest;
}
// check if the destination is instead inside the Drupal temporary files directory.
else if (file_check_location($dest, file_directory_temp())) {
return $dest;
}
// Not found, try again with prefixed directory path.
else if (file_check_location($file_path .'/'. $dest, $file_path)) {
return $file_path .'/'. $dest;
}
// File not found.
return FALSE;
}
?>