Creating Folders When Necessary

In some instances, particularly with WordPress installations on Bluehost, the uploads folder (wp-content/uploads) may be absent, leading to errors. To address this issue, it's beneficial to incorporate code into your theme to check for the folder's existence and create it if necessary.

Code Solution

To check for and create a folder using mkdir, employ the following code:

if (!file_exists('path/to/directory')) {
    mkdir('path/to/directory', 0777, true);
}

Note: The default file mode for directories is 0777, but this can be modified by the current umask.