create_folder.php

<?php
require_once 'extension/api/testsBootstrap.php';

try
{
    $handler = new \ezp\Persistence\Storage\Legacy\Handler( array( 'dsn' => 'mysql://muser:mpasswd@localhost/mdatabase' ) ); // force the use of an eZ Publish database

    $sc = new ezp\Base\ServiceContainer( \ezp\Base\Configuration::getInstance( 'service' )->getAll(), array( '@persistence_handler' => $handler ) );

    $repository = $sc->getRepository();

    // currently the "converters" need to be manually registered
    $converter = $handler->getFieldValueConverterRegistry();
    $converter->register( 'ezstring', new \ezp\Persistence\Storage\Legacy\Content\FieldValue\Converter\TextLine() );
    $converter->register( 'ezxmltext', new \ezp\Persistence\Storage\Legacy\Content\FieldValue\Converter\XmlText() );
    $converter->register( 'ezboolean', new \ezp\Persistence\Storage\Legacy\Content\FieldValue\Converter\Checkbox() );

    $userService = $repository->getUserService();
    $repository->setUser( $userService->load( 14 ) );

    $contentService = $repository->getContentService();
    $typeService = $repository->getContentTypeService();

    $section = $repository->getSectionService()->load( 1 );

    $folder = new \ezp\Content\Concrete( $typeService->load( 1 ), new \ezp\User\Concrete( 14 ) );
    $folder->name = array( 'eng-GB' => 'News' ); // workaround of a known bug
    $folder->fields['name'] = 'News';
    $folder->addParent( $repository->getLocationService()->load( 2 ) );
    $folder->setSection( $section ); // workaround of a known bug
    $folder = $contentService->create( $folder );
    $contentService->publish( $folder->versions[1] );
}
catch( Exception $e )
{
    $cli->error( 'Exception: ' . get_class( $e ) );
    $cli->error( $e->getMessage() );
    $cli->error();
    $cli->error( $e->getTraceAsString() );
}