Alternative to mkdir() in php?

Question

Is there another way how to make directory in php? mkdir() is not working. I have tried this:

 if (!file_exists('path/to/directory')) {
     mkdir('path/to/directory', 0777, true);
 }

I have no error, no warning, code is doing nothing.

`path/to/directory` is for example. You need to enter the actual path to your directory. — Rikesh, Mar 28 '14 at 08:25
Is your call to mkdir() returning a true or a false? `$result = mkdir('path/to/directory', 0777, true); var_dump($result);` — Mark Baker, Mar 28 '14 at 08:27
I know that `path/to/directory` is for example... and mkdir() is returning false. — user3449810, Mar 28 '14 at 08:38
@ShankarDamodaran Please read [my answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/2303377/53114) in the linked question. — Gumbo, Mar 28 '14 at 09:05
@ShankarDamodaran - I suggested displaying whether a true or false was returned from the call to mkdir(), not whether OP should change any of the call arguments — Mark Baker, Mar 28 '14 at 09:13

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '14 at 08:49

A few things to try:

Make sure you have error output enabled (including those pesky E_NOTICEs)
As others mentioned, if mkdir returns false, it's a failure. Do you have write access?
Are you really passing 'path/to/directory'? If yes, does 'path/to/' already exist? If 'path/to/' doesn't exist, you need to pass the third bool param as true, the docs are pretty clear on what it does.

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