PHP mkdir() function

This function is used to create a directory at the specified path or location.

Syntax

mkdir(pathname, mode, recursion);

The pathname is the location where directory is created. The mode is the access permission, by default it is 0777. recursion is used to create a nested path. It is a boolean value, either true or false. The mkdir function returns boolean value. If a directory is successfully created, then it returns true, otherwise it returns false.

Example

<?php
    $dir = mkdir('compound', '0777', true);
    if($dir) {
      echo 'Directory created successfully.';
    }
?>

Output -

Directory created successfully.

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