how to automatically cleanup failed PHP uploads in /tmp?

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

How can I automatically cleanup failed uploads? PHP is storing them in /tmp and all file names look like phpAbCDeF (basically php followed by 6 characters).

I know that I can use the command:

find /tmp -name php\*

BUT this also removes other temp files that begins with php (created by other processes) that I don't want to delete.

Please suggest a solution.

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manpreet 2 years ago

 

It depends on how your files are named. Here are some suggestions:

  1. delete all files whose name is php followed by exactly 6 characters:

    find /tmp -type f -name 'php??????' -delete
    
  2. Delete all files whose name starts with php and which are empty:

    find /tmp -type f -name "php*"  -empty -delete
    
  3. A better way would be to edit your server's php-ini file and set the variable upload_tmp_dir. That way, you can just delete everything in that directory. For example, if you set this in your php.ini:

    upload_tmp_dir=/tmp/phptmp
    

    You can then simply remove all files from the folder:

    rm  /tmp/phptmp/*
    

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