The tempnam() function creates a temporary file with a unique filename in the specified directory.Returns the new temporary filename (with path), or FALSE on failure.
string tempnam ( string $dir , string $prefix )
Creates a file with a unique filename, with access permission set to 0600, in the specified directory. If the directory does not exist or is not writable, tempnam() may generate a file in the system's temporary directory, and return the full path to that file, including its name.
Parameter | Description |
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dir | The directory where the temporary filename will be created |
prefix | The prefix of the generated temporary filename |
If the specified directory does not exist, tempnam() may generate a file in the system's temporary directory.