What function/method should I use for file_directory_path()?

Question

In Drupal 6, I am using the following code.

$id = fileowner(file_directory_path());

What is the Drupal 8 equivalent of that code?

Answer 1

You can use the following code.

$real_path = \Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath(file_build_uri(''));

On my test site, it returns '/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/avpnet/sites/default/files'.

You can also pass a filename to file_build_uri().

$real_path = \Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath(file_build_uri('file.jpeg'));

With this code, I get '/Library/Server/Web/Data/Sites/avpnet/sites/default/files/file.jpeg'.

Answer 2

You can use \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystem::realpath() to get the realpath of the file or \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystem::dirname(). As file_directory_path() is deprecated from Drupal 7. For more details please visit at drupal_realpath and drupal_dirname