sys_get_temp_dir

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.1, PHP 7, PHP 8)

sys_get_temp_dirReturns directory path used for temporary files

Description

sys_get_temp_dir(): string

Returns the path of the directory PHP stores temporary files in by default.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns the path of the temporary directory.

Examples

Example #1 sys_get_temp_dir() example

<?php
// Create a temporary file in the temporary 
// files directory using sys_get_temp_dir()
$temp_file tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'Tux');

echo 
$temp_file;
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

C:\Windows\Temp\TuxA318.tmp

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