The temporary files directory in Drupal is the location on your infrastructure where Drupal core and contributed modules upload files for processing.
Acquia’s require line in your website’s settings.php file configures the location of your temporary files directory to /mnt/tmp/[sitename].[env], where [sitename] is your application name and [env] is the environment. This location is available as an environment variable.
- For more information about your application name, see Sitename definition.
- For a full list of Cloud Platform file locations, see File locations.
- For more information about Twig caches, see Twig caches.
Modules and the temporary directory
Drupal modules that write to temporary directories may require additional configuration to function properly in environments with multiple infrastructures, such as production environments for Cloud Platform Enterprise and Cloud Platform Site Factory. For more information, see Additional module issues and the following lists of modules:
More information
- Correcting broken file uploads
- Drupal: Twig cache in the Acquia Knowledge Base
- Using environment variables
- Accessing system files