PHP mkdir( $recursive = true ) skips last directory

Question

I've got the following piece of code on a PHP 5.2.4 (no safe_mode) linux server:

mkdir( $path, 0777, true );

when I enter a path like:

'/path/to/create/recur/ively/'

all directories are created axcept for the last one... when I add another directory like:

'/path/to/create/recur/ively/more/'

again, all paths are created except for the last one...

have tried both with and without trailing slashes

Can any1 enlighten me here please?

Answer 1

Try to remove the trailing slash from your path.

At least that's how it's being used in the examples of the mkdir documentation.

Personally I can't remember having problems, but I usally don't append trailing slashes, so go and try that.

UPDATE:

I just tried your code and it created every directory including the last one. I'm running Mac OS X 10.5. No idea why it's not working for you :-(

That's the code I used:

<?php
$path = '/Users/andre/test/bla/foo';
mkdir( $path, 0777, true );

Sorry, seems like I'm of no help here.

Answer 2

If you tried everything and it keeps not working, then add some text in the end of the path like:

$path = '/path/to/create/recur/ively/more/this_wont_be_created_anyway';

Answer 3

What is your PHP version? Is safe_mode turned on?

If so, then it could be that you are experiencing http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43276

Answer 4

Ok the solutions is as follows: there was no problem.

I did not test the code in isolation, but only assumed the following code was not doing anything to the directory structure...

as I found out the directory got deleted later on by the code itself.

Anyway, Lesson learned...