Can you help.

[NCllns]

Hello,

Whenever I try to upload a file on my site or local server with this code:

$upload = $p2upload;
$move2dir = "uploads/".$p2upload;

// Upload the file and if there is an error, display it.
if (!copy($upload, $move2dir))
{
   echo "Unfortunately we cannot upload the file onto the server. Please try again.";
   exit;
}

I get an error like this one (this is from my server on my computer):

Warning: Unable to create 'uploads/c:\windows\TEMP\phpF0D1.TMP': No such file or directory in c:\foxserv\www\admin\upload.php on line 32

What is wrong with my php code? Please help thanks

[metin]

The error message is telling you exactly what's wrong!

Try the following:

$upload = $p2upload;
$move2dir = "uploads/".$p2upload_name;
// Upload the file and if there is an error, display it.
if (!copy($upload, $move2dir))
{
   echo "Unfortunately we cannot upload the file onto the server. Please try again.";
   exit;
}

[NCllns]

Hi,

Thanks that works, do all varables have an _name part? If so, what are the others? Also, whenever I try to upload anything other than a .txt file I now get this error:

Warning: Unable to open '' for reading: Permission denied in c:\foxserv\www\admin\upload.php on line 32

What is wrong? Thanks.

[metin]

Read here for more on file uploads with Php:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php

[NCllns]

Hello,

Thanks for all your help, but what about the error I am receiving when I try to upload anything other than a .txt file, what is it and how do I fix it? Thanks 😃

[metin]

When it comes to the error message -
it really may have to do with the fact that no file is actually uploaded!
This may in turn depend on the fact that the size of the file is bigger that
maximum size allowed for upload! This is controlled from the "php.ini"-file!

Change the following code, it's slightly different than your but you are running
on of latest versions of Php then it should work!
Notice the hidden input tag "MAX_FILE_SIZE" in the html-form!
But as said, you have to check also what is the value of "upload_max_filesize" in your php.ini-file!

<?php 
echo" 
	<form enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" action=\"$PHP_SELF\" method=\"post\"> 
		<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"MAX_FILE_SIZE\" value=\"2000000\"> 
		Choose file for upload:<br> 
		<input name=\"uploaded_file\" type=\"file\"><br> 
		<input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Upload\"><br> 
	</form> 
	"; 
if (isset($_FILES['uploaded_file'])) 
	{ 
	$dest_dir = './'; 
	$source_file = $_FILES['uploaded_file']['tmp_name']; 
	$dest_file = $_FILES['uploaded_file']['name']; 
	$dest_path = $dest_dir.$dest_file; 
	if (is_uploaded_file($source_file))
		{
		if (copy($source_file, $dest_path)) 
			{
			echo "File upload succeeded!"; 
			} 
		else 
			{ 
			echo "File upload failed!"; 
			} 
		}
	}
?>

[NCllns]

I have modified my code to exactly how you wrote, but I still get this problem, whats happening 😕 Thanks for the help!!

[metin]

The error message indicates the it has something to do with the permissions,
but since txt-files work then it can't be it!
Did you try the code as it is or do you have other code there too?
The problem may be is not the upload code!
What do you have on line 31/32 in your original code?
Even better post your full code!

[NCllns]

I Have solved it!! It wasn't anything to do with permissions etc. but that I defined MAX_FILE_SIZE as 2000 instead 2000000 :rolleyes: Sorry for wasting your time, thanks again for you help 😃

[BLottman]

The file upload code works great! Initially I received an error...something to the effect ... unable to open file or directory...

Then I changed the permissions to 777 and it worked!

How do I change the file name from its original upload source name to something else when it arrives on my server? I'd like to have php generate an incremental name so that I can store the filename in the MYSQL row and use it later as a pointer to the file. Another reason for using a system gen'd name is so that it doesn't conflict with other filenames already stored.

I see that there are two names in the code (i.e., name and tmp_name). I understand that these to names are part of the $_FILE function. Can those two values be changed to a variable (i.e., $name and $tmp_name? I read the PHP manual pertaining to the use of file-uploads but didn't see any syntax conventions. I found the array structure on another php site.

Here's the code segment I'm talking about:

$source_file = $FILES['uploaded_file']['tmp_name'];
$dest_file = $FILES['uploaded_file']['name'];

Regards,

Bill.