Create a folder if it doesn't already exist

I've run into a few cases with WordPress installs with [Bluehost][1] where I've encountered errors with my WordPress theme because the uploads folder `wp-content/uploads` was not present.

Apparently the Bluehost [cPanel][2] WordPress installer does not create this folder, though [HostGator][3] does.

So I need to add code to my theme that checks for the folder and creates it otherwise.

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if (!is_dir('path_directory')) {
@mkdir('path_directory');
}

This is the most up-to-date solution without error suppression:

if (!is_dir('path/to/directory')) {
mkdir('path/to/directory');
}

$upload = wp_upload_dir();
$upload_dir = $upload['basedir'];
$upload_dir = $upload_dir . '/newfolder';
if (! is_dir($upload_dir)) {
mkdir( $upload_dir, 0700 );
}

You first need to check if directory exists `file_exists('path_to_directory')`

Then use `mkdir(path_to_directory)` to create a directory

mkdir( string $pathname [, int $mode = 0777 [, bool $recursive = FALSE [, resource $context ]]] ) : bool

More about [mkdir() here][1]

Full code here:

$structure = './depth1/depth2/depth3/';
if (!file_exists($structure)) {
mkdir($structure);
}


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Here you go.

if (!is_dir('path/to/directory')) {
if (!mkdir('path/to/directory', 0777, true) && !is_dir('path/to/directory')) {
throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf('Directory "%s" was not created', 'path/to/directory'));
}
}