function create_paths($path_name)
    {
        if ($path_name[0] == '/') {
            $path_name = mb_substr($path_name, 0, 1);
        }
        $elements = explode('/', $path_name, -1);
        $build_path = "";
        foreach ($elements as $idx => $val) {
            if (!$build_path) {
                $build_path = $val;
            } else {
                $build_path .= "/" . $val;
            }
            $obj = new CF_Object($this, $build_path);
            $obj->content_type = "application/directory";
            $obj->write(".", 1);
        }
    }