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Create file structure based on text string

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by Bryan Chasteen - 1 year ago (2015-01-26) file structure

Need to dynamically create a file system structure on the fly

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I need a class to quickly parse a string such as: /root/sub/sub-sub/sub-sub-sub and create folders, change their permissions and store one file in each folder as this process of folder creation is working. I also need to delete or overwrite folders and files from previous runs that may have the same name.

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• 3. by Alessandro Quintiliani - Yesterday (2016-02-15) Reply

  Hello Brian

  I still have a class that might be suitable to your request.

  This class substantially makes a recursive copy from a source folder to a destination folder, recreating all those files and subdirs which do not exist (or overwriting otherwise), with each directory and file having the permission according to yuor settings.

  I am going to customize and test this class before posting, to make it more flexible and easy to implement.

  Hope it will suitable to you.

  Best regards

  Alessandro Quintiliani

• 4. by Manuel Lemos - 13 hours ago (2016-02-16) in reply to comment 3 by Alessandro Quintiliani Comment

  It seems he needs a class that copies files to a destination path but if the whole path does not exist, you need to create all the parent directories.

• 2. by Christian Vigh - 2 days ago (2016-02-15) Reply

  Hi Bryan,

  Ok, it is clear that the basic input parameter is a directory string.

  It is also clear about which processes are to be performed (create subdirs, overwrite folders and files, change permissions).

  However, there is one big information that is missing ; apart from the directory string, what is the input you have to process ? a list of files ? if yes,are you trying to search for some kind of syncing class ?

  On top of that, what are the rules that guide folder overwriting, permission change and so on ?

  Christian.

• 1. by Manuel Lemos - 2 days ago (2016-02-15) Reply

  I have found some classes that can copy files to directories and create them if necessary, however it seems they only work if the parent destination directory already exists.

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-1	by Peter 40 - 15 hours ago (2016-02-16) Comment function mkdir_recursive($pathname) { if ($pathname==''){ return false; } is_dir(dirname($pathname)) || mkdir_recursive(dirname($pathname)); return is_dir($pathname) || @mkdir($pathname); }

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• 1. by Manuel Lemos package author - 13 hours ago (2016-02-16) Reply

  This is not a package recommendation.

  It is better to submit a package that implements that code.