directoryExists($attribute, $value, $parameters, $validator)) { return false; } $iterator = new \DirectoryIterator($value); $count = 0; foreach ($iterator as $item) { if ($item->isDot()) { continue; } $count++; } return ($count == 0); } public function isPathWriteable($attribute, $value, $parameters, $validator) { return $this->directoryExists($attribute, $value, $parameters, $validator) && is_writeable($value); } }