FTP script problems

Zimm

This is only a minor script, I have something bigger in mind. But I figured I should make sure uploading files from a computer to the server using PHP works first before going further...and GUESS what...I seem to be having a problem with it 😐

I got this script info from php.net under copy() just modified it a bit...heres my code:

<HTML>
<TITLE>File Upload</TITLE>
<BODY>
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?PHP echo $PHP_SELF ?>" method="post">
Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Send File">
</form>
</BODY>

<?
$dir="/";
if(isset($submit)) {
copy($userfile,$dir.$userfile_name);
	if(!is_uploaded_file($userfile)){
	echo "<b>$userfile_name</b> couldn't be copied!";
	}
}
if(is_uploaded_file($userfile)){
echo "<b>$userfile_name</b> copied successfully!";
echo "<br>$dir<br>$userfile<br>$userfile_name<br>";
}
?>

</HTML>

Script seems to be working, yet it doesn't.

When it's ran, it'll say the file was copied successfully, yet there is no file found in the directory......so it must not be working right.

However, I think, THINK (hehe), I know whats wrong, but I don't know why its comming up or how to fix it. Under if(is_uploaded_file.... I put echo "<br>$dir<br>$userfile<br>$userfile_name<br>"; so it'll echo back the variables...well this is what I get >

Send this file:

elipse.php copied successfully!
/
/var/tmp/phpdTAAPf
elipse.php

For $userfile, it lists /var/tmp/phpdTAApf...I'm assuming that is wrong heh...but I could be wrong, I don't know...

Anyone have any ideas what IS wrong?

Mordecai

$dir="/";
Because of the "/," it might be trying to upload to your home directory. Look there.

Zimm

hmm nope 🙁

i still get the same thing...only the phpletter changes each time
/var/tmp/phpKYlBnW

ive even attempted to use the full directory path

gr :o(

Zimm

ok, this is getting weirder

i tried it on a different server...now it wont carry the text box which has the name of the file in it like:
<input name="userfile" type="file">

when it goes to copy the file, $userfile is blank
this is on a totally different server

im really confused now heh...could it be the way the server is setup?

Mordecai

It could be.

Weedpacket

I think you should be looking to see if the file was uploaded before you try copying it. And if you're going to use [man]is_uploaded_file/man, you might was well use [man]move_uploaded_file/man which will both check and move at the same time (or return false in the event of an error one way or the other). It's also safer, in that it checks to see that the file in question really did arrive via an upload.

More details here.