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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Proposal for New Feature: Multi-level Directory
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To: Daniel Baldwin <danielbaldwin@gmail.com>
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From: ayesh@php.watch (Ayesh Karunaratne)

> I propose the introduction of a new function, upDir(), which simplifies t=
he process of moving up multiple directory levels in a file path. This func=
tion extends the utility of the existing dirname() by allowing a user to sp=
ecify the number of directory levels they wish to ascend in a single functi=
on call.
>
> Function Prototype:
>
> function upDir(int $levels =3D 1, string $path =3D __DIR__): string
>

Hi Daniel,
Since PHP 7.0, the `dirname` function does in fact support a parameter
to specify the number of levels to go up, with the default being 1.

Here is the function signature:

```php
dirname(string $path, int $levels =3D 1): string
```

https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.dirname.php