PHP4: UPLOAD WORD DOC works, MOVING IT does not

[NeonZ]

Okay, I've been reading for about two hours now and testing over and over without luck.

I want to have an authenticated user upload word documents to the server using an "upload" folder. Then I want to have the PHP script move the file to a protected directory. Currently, here's the code using the POST method:

// $userfile is name of file
$upfile = "/.../upload_directory/".$userfile_name;
$redirected = "/.../docs/".$userfile_name;

move_uploaded_file($userfile, $upfile);
copy($upfile, $redirected);

The "move" works fine. The "Copy" does not. If I change the DOCS folder to 777, then the copy works. The problem is I only want to have one folder (UPLOAD) with the open permissions. Then I just write a script for the uploads that distributes the files accordingly.

Is there a way to have the system move the file to the DOCS directory without me manually changing the permissions to 777? or a way to change permissions, copy file, and revert permissions? I've done all types of different things and haven't been able to nail down a solution. If I am missing something from a procedural standpoint, please let me know. Thanks.

--MZ

[NeonZ]

Ok, on a fluke, I decided to bit the bullet and replace a variable name with the entire file directory structure for my COPY command. Surprisingly it worked just fine. Not sure where the difference is.

Went from;
copy($upfile, $redirected);

To:
copy("/root/public_html/upload_directory/".$userfile_name, "/root/public_html/folder2/folder3/docs/".$userfile_name);
unlink("/root/public_html/upload_directory/".$userfile_name); // DELETES UPLOADED FILE

Apparently copy doesn't like variables as much as it does directory structures typed out. In any case, problem solved and client is very happy.

-MZ

[abrazell]

maybe doing a:

system('cp /path/to/source/file.doc /path/to/protected/destination');

Untested, but should work.

Aaron