Dynamically Create Folder Using PHP

Submitted by razormist on Monday, March 9, 2020 - 21:30.

In this tutorial we will create a Dynamically Create Folder using PHP. This code will dynamically create a folder when the user click the button. The code use PHP POST method to call a specific method that will create a new folder with a name base on the given string using mkdir(). This is a user-friendly kind of program feel free to modify it. We will be using PHP as a scripting language and interpreter that is used primarily on any webserver including xamp, wamp, etc. It is being use to any famous websites and it has a modern technology that can easily be use by the next generation.

Getting Started:

First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html. And, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design https://getbootstrap.com/.

Creating The Interface

This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as index.php.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
        <head>
                <meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
                <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
        </head>
<body>
        <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                        <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://www.sourcecodester.com/">Sourcecodester.com</a>
                </div>
        </nav>
        <div class="col-md-3"></div>
        <div class="col-md-6 well">
                <h3 class="text-primary">Dynamically Create Folder Using PHP Source Code</h3>
                <hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"/>
                <div class="col-md-4">
                        <form method="POST" action="create.php">
                                <div class="form-group">
                                        <label>Enter a text</label>
                                        <input type="text" name="dir" class="form-control">
                                </div>
                                <center><button class="btn btn-primary" name="create">Create</button></center>
                        </form>
                </div>
                <div class="col-md-8">
                        <table class="table table-bordered">
                                <thead class="alert-info">
                                        <tr>
                                                <th>Folder</th>
                                                <th>Location</th>
                                        </tr>
                                </thead>
                                <tbody>
                                        <?php
                                                $files = scandir('folders');
                                                foreach($files as $file){
                                                        if($file != "." && $file != ".."){
                                        ?>
                                                <tr>
                                                        <td><?php echo $file."<br />";?></td>
                                                        <td><?php echo realpath('folders/'.$file) ?></td>
                                                </tr>
                                        <?php
                                                        }
                                                        
                                                }
                                        ?>
                                        
                                </tbody>
                        </table>
                </div>
        </div>
</body>
</html>

Creating the Main Function

This code contains the main function of the application. This code will create a folder when the button is clicked. To make this just copy and write these block of codes below inside the text editor, then save it as create.php.

<?php
        if(ISSET($_POST['create'])){
                $dir = str_replace(" ", "", $_POST['dir']);
                if(!file_exists("folders/".$dir)){
                        mkdir("folders/".$dir);
                        echo "<script>alert('You create a folder successfully')</script>";
                        echo "<script>window.location='index.php'</script>";
                }
        }
?>

There you have it we successfully created Dynamically Create Folder using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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