function _update_manager_cache_directory in Drupal 7

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 core/modules/update/update.module \_update_manager_cache_directory()
2. 9 core/modules/update/update.module \_update_manager_cache_directory()

Returns the directory where update archive files should be cached.

Parameters

$create: (optional) Whether to attempt to create the directory if it does not already exist. Defaults to TRUE.

Return value

The full path to the temporary directory where update file archives should be cached.

2 calls to _update_manager_cache_directory()

update_clear_update_disk_cache in modules/update/update.module

Clears the temporary files and directories based on file age from disk.

update_manager_file_get in modules/update/update.manager.inc

Copies a file from the specified URL to the temporary directory for updates.

File

modules/update/update.module, line 943

Handles updates of Drupal core and contributed projects.

Code

function _update_manager_cache_directory($create = TRUE) {
  $directory =& drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, '');
  if (empty($directory)) {
    $directory = 'temporary://update-cache-' . _update_manager_unique_identifier();
    if ($create && !file_exists($directory)) {
      mkdir($directory);
    }
  }
  return $directory;
}