How do I get the PHP Uploads directory?

Question

I have uploaded a file using HTML / PHP and following is the print_r() of the $_FILES['file'] array:

Array
(
    [name] => Chrysanthemum.jpg
    [type] => application/octet-stream
    [tmp_name] => G:\xampp\tmp\php82DB.tmp
    [error] => 0
    [size] => 879394
)

As you can see above, the temp file is stored in the tmp_name directory. I need to get that directory path using PHP. How do I get it ?

Tried using sys_get_temp_dir() but this is what it returns me.

I do NOT want to get the directory from the array or from the file upload data. I want to dynamically get the php file uploads directory using a function.

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp

What do you need this path for? That directory shouldn't be any of our business on PHP level except for precisely the files that have been uploaded there. — Pekka, Sep 22 '11 at 08:24

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:24

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$tmp_dir = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir') ? ini_get('upload_tmp_dir') : sys_get_temp_dir();

answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:24

xdazz

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:27

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Php file upload temporary directory is a php config variable located on php.ini file.

You can get the variable config value by using ini_get function.

$path = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir'); // your code here

answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:27

sepidol

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:24

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$upload_dir = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir');

answered Sep 22 '11 at 08:24

PeeHaa

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How do I get the PHP Uploads directory?

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