# Safe Local Adapter Almost as simple as the **local** adapter, but it encodes key to avoid having to deal with the directories structure. ## Parameters * `directory` The directory of the filesystem *(required)* * `create` Whether to create the directory if it does not exist *(default true)* ## Example ``` yaml # app/config/config.yml knp_gaufrette: adapters: foo: safe_local: directory: /path/to/my/filesystem create: true ```