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PHP Exercises : Get the directory path used for temporary file

PHP : Exercise-28 with Solution

Write a PHP script to get the directory path used for temporary files.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Generate a temporary file with a unique filename
// The tempnam() function creates a temporary file with a unique name in the system's temporary directory
$temp_file = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'Tux');
// Output the path of the created temporary file
echo $temp_file."\n";
?>

Sample Output:

/tmp/TuxN0kaAE 

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Get the directory path used for temporary file

PHP Code Editor:

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