PHP/File Directory/Temporary file
Creating a temporary file in a particular place
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<?php $dir = dirname($existing_file); $temp = tempnam($dir,"temp"); $temp_fh = fopen($temp,"w"); ?>
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Creating a temporary file with tempnam()
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<?php $tempfilename = tempnam("/tmp","data-"); $temp_fh = fopen($tempfilename,"w") or die($php_errormsg); fputs($temp_fh,"The current time is ".strftime("%c")); fclose($temp_fh) or die($php_errormsg); ?>
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Creating a temporary file with tmpfile()
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<?php $temp_fh = tmpfile(); fputs($temp_fh,"The current time is ".strftime("%c")); exit(1); ?>
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