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double-f

i want to send a file using form's element:

if i recall the value of the $plik by php, i receive the location of the file:

/tmp/phpNcW6qd

but nothing like this does exist in the server /tmp/ directory. the permissions for it are 777, so i can't get the point. i am running redhat 6.2 / apache 1.3 / php4

anyone?

double-f

the phpinfo() lists upload_tmp_dir as
'no value', so i tried to locate the php.ini file (missing / hidden ???)
where can i find the conf file for php?
oh, i tried the ini_set(upload_tmp_dir, but it returned FALSE, and i have php ver. 4.0.1pl2
man says: 'that Not all the available options can be changed using ini_set(). Below is a table with a list of all PHP options (as of PHP 4.0.5-dev), indicating which ones can be changed/set and at what level'
does it mean the upgrade will help? this is a painfull operation for me at this level and time, i cannot afford it now, so maybe another solution will help?

mithril

Filip,

Just did a quick look at phpinfo() on my production and development servers and I get the same "no value" bit for tmp_upload_dir. However, I know that file uploads do work on both servers (dev. is Win98 Apache running php 4.0.6-dev and prod. is Debian Apache running php 4.0.5) so I doubt that is what's causing the problem in your case. If no path is specified for tmp_upload_dir, PHP defaults to the system's temp directory. The reason you don't see anything in /tmp is that the server deletes the tmp files when the script has finished running.

In your phpinfo() output, is the value for file_uploads set to "1"? If not, there's your problem right off. You need to enable file uploads in php.ini and restart Apache. You should also check to make sure that you have specified "multipart/form-data" as the enctype for your submission form:

as this is required for file uploading. If file uploads are enable, the missing enctype parameter is the most like cause of your problems. Regarding the location of your php.ini file, the path should be displayed in the top section of the phpinfo() output (same section that show's your make options, etc). HTH,

Cheers,

Geoff A. Virgo