Accessing path to tmp directory in my component

Question

How can I access in a custom component the full path to tmp directory configured in the Joomla configuration? I have changed the tmp directory to be outside of the Joomla! installation.

Answer 1

In 2.5:

JFactory::getConfig()->get('tmp_path')

or

JFactory::getApplication()->getCfg('tmp_path')

In newer versions:

JFactory::getApplication()->get('tmp_path')