Returns a filename of a temporary unique file.
Description
Please note that the calling function must delete or move the file.
The filename is based off the passed parameter or defaults to the current unix timestamp, while the directory can either be passed as well, or by leaving it blank, default to a writable temporary directory.
Parameters
$filename
stringoptional- Filename to base the Unique file off.
Default:
''
$dir
stringoptional- Directory to store the file in.
Default:
''
Source
function wp_tempnam( $filename = '', $dir = '' ) {
if ( empty( $dir ) ) {
$dir = get_temp_dir();
}
if ( empty( $filename ) || in_array( $filename, array( '.', '/', '\\' ), true ) ) {
$filename = uniqid();
}
// Use the basename of the given file without the extension as the name for the temporary directory.
$temp_filename = basename( $filename );
$temp_filename = preg_replace( '|\.[^.]*$|', '', $temp_filename );
// If the folder is falsey, use its parent directory name instead.
if ( ! $temp_filename ) {
return wp_tempnam( dirname( $filename ), $dir );
}
// Suffix some random data to avoid filename conflicts.
$temp_filename .= '-' . wp_generate_password( 6, false );
$temp_filename .= '.tmp';
$temp_filename = wp_unique_filename( $dir, $temp_filename );
/*
* Filesystems typically have a limit of 255 characters for a filename.
*
* If the generated unique filename exceeds this, truncate the initial
* filename and try again.
*
* As it's possible that the truncated filename may exist, producing a
* suffix of "-1" or "-10" which could exceed the limit again, truncate
* it to 252 instead.
*/
$characters_over_limit = strlen( $temp_filename ) - 252;
if ( $characters_over_limit > 0 ) {
$filename = substr( $filename, 0, -$characters_over_limit );
return wp_tempnam( $filename, $dir );
}
$temp_filename = $dir . $temp_filename;
$fp = @fopen( $temp_filename, 'x' );
if ( ! $fp && is_writable( $dir ) && file_exists( $temp_filename ) ) {
return wp_tempnam( $filename, $dir );
}
if ( $fp ) {
fclose( $fp );
}
return $temp_filename;
}
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
2.6.0 | Introduced. |
Keep in mind that (1) the function doens’t delete the file and that (2) you can’t use extensions, but you can use my function which supports extensions and deletes files at the end of the script execution:
Examples:
The function: