How do I get the path for the private filesystem?

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I just trying to get the real path of my private filesystem but I just obtain an empty string if I use:

\Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath("private://");

There one user in Get the public path directory that says that this is the correct way, but this is not working for me.

My private filesystem is configured as:

$settings['file_private_path'] = '/User/adriancid/private-drupal-folder';

If I use file_default_scheme() I see:

private

Does it work with temporary:// or public://? Could be that you have not configured the private path in settings.php. — 4k4, May 12 '17 at 20:00
@4k4 It works for public, and I have configured my private filysystem. — Adrian Cid Almaguer, May 12 '17 at 20:01
@4k4 This code: \Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath("private://"); works for you? — Adrian Cid Almaguer, May 12 '17 at 20:05
Yes, it works when a private path is configured and returns FALSE on a site with no path configured. I see in the edit, you have an absolute path outside of the web root, is the path accessible by the web server? — 4k4, May 12 '17 at 20:12

Adrian Cid Almaguer · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-12 20:51:10Z

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The problem is solved.

I had a problem with the path, so the correct path is

$settings['file_private_path'] = '/Users/adriancid/private-drupal-folder';

And I give permissions to write in the folder to the webserver.

answered May 12 '17 at 20:51

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