file upload permissions

[tuf-web_co_uk]

hey peeps

i have a script to upload an image to my website

<FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="<?=$PHP_SELF?>" METHOD="POST">
The file: <INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="userfile">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Upload">
</FORM>

<?

$path = "http://www.theutherfish.com/rs/";
$max_size = 200000;

if (!isset($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile'])) exit;

if (is_uploaded_file($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'])) {

if ($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['size']>$max_size) { echo "The file is too big<br>\n"; exit; }
if (($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['type']=="image/gif") || ($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['type']=="image/pjpeg") || ($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['type']=="image/jpeg")) {

if (file_exists($path . $HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name'])) { echo "The file already exists<br>\n"; exit; }

$res = copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $path .
$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name']);
if (!$res) { echo "upload failed!<br>\n"; exit; } else { echo "upload sucessful<br>\n"; }

echo "File Name: ".$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name']."<br>\n";
echo "File Size: ".$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['size']." bytes<br>\n";
echo "File Type: ".$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['type']."<br>\n";
} else { echo "Wrong file type<br>\n"; exit; }

}

?>

the script works work however when i try to upload a file it brings back the error message

Warning: copy(http://www.theutherfish.com/rs/bg.gif) [function.copy]: failed to create stream: HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections. in /home2/theuther/public_html/upload.php on line 21
upload failed!

does anyone know how to make this stop

i have already set the chmod of the upload.php to 777

thanks Jon 😕

[programmer79]

Use either a directory name on your local computer if you host your own website

ex. $path = "c:\file_i_want_to_upload_to\images\";

or if you have a site that is hosted by someone else, then upload the script to their webserver.

good luck!

[tuf-web_co_uk]

i am uploading it to a webserver, and the path comes from a variable

$path = "http://www.theutherfish.com/rs/";

and it still brings the message up! 😕

anymore help would be great!

[stolzyboy]

do you have 777 on the folder you want to upload to, not the
upload file, but the folder where the images reside, and
technically all you need is 666, to read and write, you really don't need execute

[tuf-web_co_uk]

well i did that like you said

so my upload directory is - 666
and my upload script is - 777

and i still got the error

Warning: copy([url]http://www.theutherfish.com/rs/bg.gif[/url]) [function.copy]: failed to create stream: HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections. in /home2/theuther/public_html/upload.php on line 21
upload failed!

anymore advice please

thanks a bunch Jon

[tuf-web_co_uk]

someone please help! 🙁