The possible directory types for filesystem operations

dmitry_fedyuk · April 3, 2017, 12:36pm

magento/magento2/blob/2.1.5/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/App/Filesystem/DirectoryList.php#L13-L101


/**
 * Code base root
 */
const ROOT = 'base';


/**
 * Most of entire application
 */
const APP = 'app';


/**
 * Initial configuration of the application
 */
const CONFIG = 'etc';


/**
 * Libraries or third-party components
 */
const LIB_INTERNAL = 'lib_internal';


/**
 * Libraries/components that need to be accessible publicly through web-server (such as various DHTML components)
 */
const LIB_WEB = 'lib_web';


/**
 * \Directory within document root of a web-server to access static view files publicly
 */
const PUB = 'pub';


/**
 * Storage of files entered or generated by the end-user
 */
const MEDIA = 'media';


/**
 * Storage of static view files that are needed on HTML-pages, emails or similar content
 */
const STATIC_VIEW = 'static';


/**
 * Various files generated by the system in runtime
 */
const VAR_DIR = 'var';


/**
 * Temporary files
 */
const TMP = 'tmp';


/**
 * File system caching directory (if file system caching is used)
 */
const CACHE = 'cache';


/**
 * Logs of system messages and errors
 */
const LOG = 'log';


/**
 * File system session directory (if file system session storage is used)
 */
const SESSION = 'session';


/**
 * Directory for Setup application
 */
const SETUP = 'setup';


/**
 * Dependency injection related file directory
 */
const DI = 'di';


/**
 * Relative directory key for generated code
 */
const GENERATION = 'generation';


/**
 * Temporary directory for uploading files by end-user
 */
const UPLOAD = 'upload';


/**
 * Directory to store composer related files (config, cache etc.) in case if composer runs by Magento Application
 */
const COMPOSER_HOME = 'composer_home';