Path

Type: Class
Namespace: craft\services
Inherits: craft\services\Path » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
Implements: yii\base\Configurable (opens new window)
Since: 3.0.0

The Path service provides APIs for getting server paths that are used by Craft.

An instance of the service is available via Craft::$app->path.

# Public Properties

Property	Description
assetSourcesPath	string (opens new window)
assetThumbsPath	string (opens new window)
assetsIconsPath	string (opens new window)
assetsPath	string (opens new window)
behaviors (opens new window)	yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component.
cachePath	string (opens new window)
compiledClassesPath	string (opens new window)
compiledTemplatesPath	string (opens new window)
composerBackupsPath	string (opens new window)
configBackupPath	string (opens new window)
configDeltaPath	string (opens new window)
configPath	string (opens new window)
cpTemplatesPath	string (opens new window)
cpTranslationsPath	string (opens new window)
dbBackupPath	string (opens new window)
imageEditorSourcesPath	string (opens new window)
licenseKeyPath	string (opens new window)
logPath	string (opens new window)
pluginIconsPath	string (opens new window)
projectConfigFilePath	string (opens new window)
projectConfigPath	string (opens new window)
rebrandPath	string (opens new window)
runtimePath	string (opens new window)
sessionPath	string (opens new window)
siteTemplatesPath	string (opens new window)
siteTranslationsPath	string (opens new window)
storagePath	string (opens new window)
systemPaths	string (opens new window)[]
tempAssetUploadsPath	string (opens new window)
tempPath	string (opens new window)
testsPath	string (opens new window)
vendorPath	string (opens new window)

# `assetSourcesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `assetThumbsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `assetsIconsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `assetsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `cachePath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `compiledClassesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `compiledTemplatesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `composerBackupsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.0.38

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# `configBackupPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.1.0

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# `configDeltaPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.4.0

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# `configPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `cpTemplatesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `cpTranslationsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `dbBackupPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `imageEditorSourcesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `licenseKeyPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `logPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `pluginIconsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `projectConfigFilePath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.1.2

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# `projectConfigPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.5.0

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# `rebrandPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `runtimePath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `sessionPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `siteTemplatesPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `siteTranslationsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `storagePath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `systemPaths`

Type: string (opens new window)[]
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.7.17

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# `tempAssetUploadsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `tempPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# `testsPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only
Since: 3.4.29

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# `vendorPath`

Type: string (opens new window)
Default value: null
Access: Read-only

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# Public Methods

Method	Description
__call() (opens new window)	Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone() (opens new window)	This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct() (opens new window)	Constructor.
__get() (opens new window)	Returns the value of a component property.
__isset() (opens new window)	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set() (opens new window)	Sets the value of a component property.
__unset() (opens new window)	Sets a component property to be null.
attachBehavior() (opens new window)	Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors() (opens new window)	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className() (opens new window)	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
detachBehavior() (opens new window)	Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors() (opens new window)	Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors() (opens new window)	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) are attached to this component.
getAssetSourcesPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/sources/` directory.
getAssetThumbsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/thumbs/` directory.
getAssetsIconsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/icons/` directory.
getAssetsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/` directory.
getBehavior() (opens new window)	Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors() (opens new window)	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getCachePath()	Returns the path to the file cache directory.
getCompiledClassesPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/compiled_classes/` directory.
getCompiledTemplatesPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/compiled_templates/` directory.
getComposerBackupsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/composer-backups/` directory.
getConfigBackupPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/config-backups/` directory.
getConfigDeltaPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/config-deltas/` directory.
getConfigPath()	Returns the path to the `config/` directory.
getCpTemplatesPath()	Returns the path to the `app/templates/` directory.
getCpTranslationsPath()	Returns the path to the `app/translations/` directory.
getDbBackupPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/backups/` directory.
getImageEditorSourcesPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/imageeditor/` folder.
getLicenseKeyPath()	Returns the path to the license key file.
getLogPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/logs/` directory.
getPluginIconsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/pluginicons/` directory.
getProjectConfigFilePath()	Returns the path to `config/project/project.yaml`.
getProjectConfigPath()	Returns the path to `config/project/` directory.
getRebrandPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/rebrand/` directory.
getRuntimePath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/` directory.
getSessionPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/sessions/` directory.
getSiteTemplatesPath()	Returns the path to the `templates/` directory.
getSiteTranslationsPath()	Returns the path to the `translations/` directory.
getStoragePath()	Returns the path to the `storage/` directory.
getSystemPaths()	Returns an array of all system directories.
getTempAssetUploadsPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/assets/tempuploads/` directory.
getTempPath()	Returns the path to the `storage/runtime/temp/` directory.
getTestsPath()	Returns the path to the `tests/` directory.
getVendorPath()	Returns the path to the `vendor/` directory.
hasEventHandlers() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty() (opens new window)	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init() (opens new window)	Initializes the object.
off() (opens new window)	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on() (opens new window)	Attaches an event handler to an event.
trigger() (opens new window)	Triggers an event.

# `getAssetSourcesPath()`

Returns the path to the storage/runtime/assets/sources/ directory.

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Arguments

$create (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the directory should be created if it doesn't exist

Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getAssetThumbsPath()`

Returns the path to the storage/runtime/assets/thumbs/ directory.

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Arguments

$create (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the directory should be created if it doesn't exist

Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getAssetsIconsPath()`

Returns the path to the storage/runtime/assets/icons/ directory.

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Arguments

$create (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the directory should be created if it doesn't exist

Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getAssetsPath()`

Returns the path to the storage/runtime/assets/ directory.

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Arguments

$create (boolean (opens new window)) – Whether the directory should be created if it doesn't exist

Returns

string (opens new window)

# `getCachePath()`

Returns the path to the file cache directory.

This will be located at storage/runtime/cache/ by default, but that can be overridden with the 'cachePath' config setting in config/filecache.php.

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