DATA Methods
Database functions
select(), fetch(), write(), update(), delete(), execute(), tables(), fields()Requests and temporary storage
request(), cookie(), session(), config(), store()Formatting data
encode(), decode(), json(), text(), date(), weekday(), month()Template data
content(), parents(), directory()
directory()
Returns a table's data-directory. When importing tables into the system, a data-directory is assigned to a table in the backend. The data of system-tables or non-imported tables will be stored in the systems default-directory. For futher information on how to use this function and for a comparrison between this and alternative methods see our directory example!
string directory([ string name [, int format = 2 [, int root = 0 [, bool create = false ]]]])Return
Formatted name of server-directory.
Parameter
Description
nameUsually a tablename, but a file and/or directory is also allowed. In case a tablename is passed, the root-parameter needs to be 0.
format1 = relative path: dir/...
2 = absolute path: /dir/...
3 = root path: SERVERROOT/dir/...
2 = absolute path: /dir/...
3 = root path: SERVERROOT/dir/...
root0 = tables's data-directory
1 = standard data-directory
2 = user owned data
3 = internal data
4 = system data
5 = high speed cache
6 = temporary files
1 = standard data-directory
2 = user owned data
3 = internal data
4 = system data
5 = high speed cache
6 = temporary files
createCreate directory if it doesn't exist.
Get data directory of the current template's data table
$DATA->directory()RETURN: '/data/api/'
Pass table-name to get table's data-directory
$DATA->directory("data_api_object")RETURN: '/data/api/'
Tables that have not been imported into the system will use the standard data directory
$DATA->directory("data_api_test")RETURN: '/data/public/'
Get name and directory of file in internal system directory
$DATA->directory('subdir/test.txt', 3, 3)RETURN: '/var/.../.../data/intern/subdir/test.txt'
Create subdirectory in temporary data folder
$DATA->directory("example/test", 3, 6, true)RETURN: '/var/.../.../data/temp/example/test/'
