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weew/helpers-filesystem
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Collection of useful filesystem helpers.

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Filesystem helpers
==================

[](#filesystem-helpers)

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Table of contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Functions](#functions)
    - [file\_get\_directory](#file_get_directory)
    - [file\_get\_extension](#file_get_extension)
    - [file\_get\_name](#file_get_name)
    - [file\_read](#file_read)
    - [file\_create](#file_create)
    - [file\_write](#file_write)
    - [file\_append](#file_append)
    - [file\_prepend](#file_prepend)
    - [file\_delete](#file_delete)
    - [file\_move](#file_move)
    - [file\_copy](#file_copy)
    - [file\_rename](#file_rename)
    - [directory\_get\_name](#directory_get_name)
    - [directory\_get\_parent](#directory_get_parent)
    - [directory\_create](#directory_create)
    - [directory\_delete](#directory_delete)
    - [directory\_exists](#directory_exists)
    - [directory\_rename](#directory_rename)
    - [directory\_move](#directory_move)
    - [directory\_copy](#directory_copy)
    - [directory\_clear](#directory_clear)
    - [directory\_list](#directory_list)
    - [directory\_list\_files](#directory_list_files)
    - [directory\_list\_directories](#directory_list_directories)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

`composer require weew/helpers-filesystem`

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This tiny library provides various helper functions to deal with files and directories in a concise and easy way.

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

#### file\_get\_directory

[](#file_get_directory)

Get name of the file's directory.

`string file_get_directory(string $path)`

#### file\_get\_extension

[](#file_get_extension)

Get name of the file's directory.

`string file_get_extension(string $path)`

#### file\_get\_name

[](#file_get_name)

Get name of the file's directory.

`string file_get_name(string $path)`

#### file\_read

[](#file_read)

Read contents of a file.

`mixed file_read(string $path)`

#### file\_create

[](#file_create)

Create a file and all necessary subdirectories.

`bool file_create(string $path)`

#### file\_write

[](#file_write)

Write to a file.

`bool file_write(string $path, string $content)`

#### file\_append

[](#file_append)

Append contents to the end of file.

`bool file_append(string $path, string $content)`

#### file\_prepend

[](#file_prepend)

Prepend contents to the beginning of file.

`bool file_prepend(string $path, string content)`

#### file\_delete

[](#file_delete)

Delete a file.

`bool file_delete(string $path)`

#### file\_rename

[](#file_rename)

Move a file from one location to another and create all necessary subdirectories.

`bool file_rename(string $oldPath, string $newPath)`

#### file\_copy

[](#file_copy)

Copy a file from one location to another and create all necessary subdirectories.

`bool file_copy(string $oldPath, string $newPath)`

#### file\_rename

[](#file_rename-1)

Rename file at the given path.

`bool file_rename(string $path, $newName)`

#### directory\_get\_name

[](#directory_get_name)

Get name of the file's directory.

`string directory_get_name(string $path)`

#### directory\_get\_parent

[](#directory_get_parent)

Get path of the parent directory.

`string directory_get_parent(string $path)`

#### directory\_create

[](#directory_create)

Create a directory and all subdirectories.

`bool directory_create(string $path [, $mode = 0777])`

#### directory\_delete

[](#directory_delete)

Delete a directory and all of its files.

`bool directory_delete(string $path)`

#### directory\_exists

[](#directory_exists)

Check if a directory exists.

`bool directory_exists(string $path)`

#### directory\_rename

[](#directory_rename)

Rename a directory.

`bool directory_rename(string $path, string $newName)`

#### directory\_move

[](#directory_move)

Move directory to the specified path.

`bool directory_move(string $oldPath, string $newPath)`

#### directory\_copy

[](#directory_copy)

Copy a directory and all of its contents to the specified path and create all necessary subdirectories.

`bool directory_copy(string $oldPath, string $newPath)`

#### directory\_clear

[](#directory_clear)

Delete all files and directories inside a directory.

`directory_clear(string $path)`

#### directory\_list

[](#directory_list)

Return a list of files and directories. `$absolute` indicates whether the paths should be relative or absolute.

`string[] directory_list(string $path [, $absolute = false])`

#### directory\_list\_files

[](#directory_list_files)

Return a list of files. `$absolute` indicates whether the paths should be relative or absolute.

`string[] directory_list_files(string $path [, $absolute = false])`

#### directory\_list\_directories

[](#directory_list_directories)

Return a list of directories. `$absolute` indicates whether the paths should be relative or absolute.

`string[] directory_list_directories(string $path [, $absolute = false])`

###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~36 days

Recently: every ~30 days

Total

11

Last Release

3633d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.5 → v1.0.02015-11-16

### Community

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