sys_get_temp_dir

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.0

Returns directory path used for temporary files.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`sys_get_temp_dir` Function synopsis

sys_get_temp_dir(): string

Parameters

sys_get_temp_dir does not take any parameters.

Return value

Typestring

Returns the path of the temporary directory.

Changes to the `sys_get_temp_dir` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: string

- sys_get_temp_dir()
+ sys_get_temp_dir(): string

`sys_get_temp_dir` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported	Yes