File Upload not detecting directory

[Anon]

Hi, I am trying to upload a file to a folder which is on the same level in the directory hierarchy.
The PhotoUpload.php reads :
<form name="myform" method="POST" action="PhotoUploadResp.php" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" onSubmit="return ValidateForm()">

<input type="file" name="Photo" size="20" >

<input type="submit">
</form>

The PhtoUploadResp.php reads

 if (copy ($Photo, "../MemberPhoto/" . $Photo)):
      echo "Photo Uploaded";
 else:
      echo "Photo Uploading fails.";
 endif;

These two files are in a folder by name "present" and the folder "MemberPhoto" is at the same level in the directory hierarchy.

But when trying to upload a file i get follwoing warning.

Warning: Unable to create 'http://www.mysite.co.uk/MemberPhoto//tmp/phpQSJ5Dn': No such file or directory in /usr/local/customer/virtualfp/www.mysite.co.uk/present/PhotoUploadResp.php on line 31

I am unable to locate the problem.

Tnx in advance,
Raghu

[[deleted]]

Well, does this look like a valid path on your filesystem to you?

"http://www.mysite.co.uk/MemberPhoto//tmp/phpQSJ5Dn"

Looks to me like you've setup PHP to try to store it's temporary files in a directory called "http://blabla" which ofcourse will never work.

[littleelmo]

I think your problem is with this statement:

if (copy ($Photo, "../MemberPhoto/" . $Photo)):

change it to:

if(copy ($Photo, "../MemberPhoto/$Photo_name"))

And if MemberPhoto is at the same level of this file then you can just use:

copy($Photo, "MemberPhoto/$Photo_name")

or set MemberPhoto URL to a variable like
$file_directory = "/home/public_html/images/MemberPhoto";

and then just call the variable

copy($Photo, "$file_directory/$Photo_name")

Hope this helps

[[deleted]]

I don't think that's the problem, php lets you concatenate strings in arguments, no problem.

[littleelmo]

I didn't say that was the problem. That was just a suggestion for a different way to work the variable.

The problem is actually that he is not using the file upload global variables. he is just using $Photo which will of course give him the temp path. He needs to use $Photo_name to get the name.

If you note his code below says:

if (copy ($Photo, "../MemberPhoto/" . $Photo))

when it should be:

if(copy($Photo, "../MemeberPhoto/".$Photo_name))

[raghu]

Hi Janine,
U r -->.

I changed the code as per your direction.
Now it seems to work,
But I am getting different warning message now!!!

Warning: Unable to create 'MemberPhoto/js.jpg': Permission denied in /usr/local/customer/virtualfp/www.mysite.co.uk/present/PhotoUploadResp.php on line 31

I am wondering, when I can transfer the files thru ftp to this folder, then I am not getting "Permission Denied" message, where as when I am trying to upload file , i am getting warning?

I understand that it should have been possible to upload a file using browser, when you can transfer file thru ftp.

Any hiddec concepts?
Pls help.
Cheers,
Raghu

[littleelmo]

yep...
you are getting this warning because the server script runs as user 'nobody' (on *nix systems). Before you copy a file to a directory you should make sure that the process is allowed to do so. Check to see if there are write permissions in that directory you are trying to copy to. And set it for appropriate write permissions.

Hope that helps.