How to change upload directory in wp_handle_upload

Question

I am trying to work out how to use the wp_handle_upload function for a custom plugin so that i can specify my own own upload directory. The code so far takes a file from my plugin settings page and uploads to the folder uploads folder with the year and month.

I came across this link which I thought might have some clues - http://yoast.com/smarter-upload-handling-wp-plugins

if(strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']) == "post"){

     $overrides = array('test_form' => false);
     $file = wp_handle_upload($_FILES['binaryFile'], $overrides);

     echo "<pre>" . print_r($file, true) . "</pre>";
}

How can I upload to a directory of my choosing?

Any help much appreciated guys.

Answer 1

I don't remember doing exactly this in practice, but most (all?) upload path handling goes through wp_upload_dir() that applies upload_dir filter to returned information. You should try filtering it for the duration of your code running and adjusting paths to wanted location.