How to use the php define properly

Question

I have this line of php code that sets the main folder of my site as the storage folder. How can I change this to the 'tmp' folder?

define('COOKIELOCAL', str_replace('\\', '/', realpath('./')).'/');

For example mysite.com, I want the files stay in mysite.com/tmp so I can clear this folder using a cron tab, any tips?

In other words what I need is to save the temp files created using this path in the 'tmp' folder instead the root one?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '14 at 22:20

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I'm not entirely sure why str_replace is being used like it is, but the following should work, while modifying the least from the code you originally posted:

define('COOKIELOCAL', str_replace('\\', '/', realpath('./tmp')).'/');

This would also work:

define('COOKIELOCAL', realpath('./tmp').'/');

Or, as has been suggested in another post:

define('COOKIELOCAL', './tmp/');

answered Jan 05 '14 at 22:20

Quercus

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PERFECT thats all i need – Paulo José Oliveira Rosa Jan 05 '14 at 22:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 05 '14 at 22:08

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It depends how COOKIELOCAL is ultimately being used, but the following should achieve what you need:

define('COOKIELOCAL', './tmp/');

answered Jan 05 '14 at 22:08

BenM

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Did you mean './tmp/' ? – Eugen Rieck Jan 05 '14 at 22:10
This will set it to /tmp and not his configured tmp ;) – Anyone Jan 05 '14 at 22:10
@Anyone > ' i want the files stay in **mysite.com/tmp**' – BenM Jan 05 '14 at 22:11
define('COOKIELOCAL', __ DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPERATOR . 'tmp'); with __DIR, parsing makes it bold instead: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.constants.predefined.php – Anyone Jan 05 '14 at 22:12
No need to use constants there. It's pretty clear from his original post that he's using Linux-style separators ;) – BenM Jan 05 '14 at 22:14
I know, even on windows the '/' will work. It's just a courtesy – Anyone Jan 05 '14 at 22:14

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