How to create file only is specific method is called in the code.
suppose say,
<?php
function foo(){
}
function foo1() {
}
?>
I want to create a file only if method foo1() was called. I dont want to create the file from constructor because this code might run without foo1() not being called(will unnecessarily create file). Also i might call foo1() multiple times in a single run but file should be created only once and I will add date into file.
Hope I am clear. How to do that?
Put your creation code in foo1(), you could then either ask the file if it already exists or keep your own boolean flag. I would prefer the first option.
Check the existence of the file before create it.
function foo1() {
$path = '/foo/bar/my_file.txt';
if (!file_exists($path)) {
// Create your file here
}
}