generate the UID for the file from the file name.
| public generateUID ( ) |
/**
* create a new protected file object which has properties that can be used for writing an actual file to
*
* @param string $name
* @return ProtectedFile
*/
public static function createForWriting($name)
{
$file = new ProtectedFile();
$file->name = $name;
$file->generateUID();
$path = $file->getFilePath();
if (!file_exists($path)) {
if (!@mkdir($path, 0755, true)) {
throw new Exception("{$path} could not be created: permission denied");
}
}
return $file;
}