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+<?php defined('BASEPATH') || exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/**
+ * Extends CI's directory helpers.
+ *
+ * @author Eike Foken <kontakt@eikefoken.de>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a directory if it not already exists. Works recursively.
+ *
+ * @param string $path Path to the directory to create
+ * @return boolean
+ */
+if (!function_exists('mkdirs')) {
+	function mkdirs($path, $mode = 0777) {
+		if (!is_dir($path)) {
+			$old_umask = umask(0);
+			$result = mkdir($path, $mode, true);
+			umask($old_umask);
+		}
+		return $result;
+	}
+}
+
+/* End of file MY_file_helper.php */
+/* Location: ./application/helpers/MY_file_helper.php */