How to Create a Temp Directory for PHP
The PHP Web scripting language makes use of temporary directories to store files and folders that are uploaded from a user. These could be files that are compressed to be sent to a user on a website or an archive or directory that is extracted and inspected in your code. This "temp" directory is defined in your "PHP.INI" file.
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Instructions
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Click "Start" and type "notepad" in the search field. Click "Notepad" from the list of results.
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Click "File," then "Open."
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Type "%windir%\php.ini" in the "file" text box to open your PHP.ini file. The Windows directory is the default location for this file, but change the path to it if you have a non-standard installation.
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Type "upload_tmp_dir = <path>" in the bottom of the document window, without quotation marks.
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Replace "<path>" with the quoted path of the temporary directory you will create, such as "C:\Temp."
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Click "File," then "Save."
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Open the Start Menu and click "Computer." Double-click the drive to hold your temporary files and navigate to where the new temporary directory will be created.
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Right-click the current folder, then click "New," then "Folder."
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Type the name of the folder you specified in "php.ini" and press "Enter."
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Restart your Web server to apply the new changes.
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