Upload / creating and writing to files

[dekar]

Sirs,

I am running PHP as module of Apache server, in that way I haven´t been able to upload files, create files on server or even modify them. I have seen on PHP.NET that I have to make those files and directories acessible to HTTP server process.

Question:

How could I do that?

ps.: I am running PHP on linux sistem as stated on my info page:

http://www.neoprint.com.br/info.php

Thanks in advance,

Dekar

[dalecosp]

Apache generally runs as "www" or "nobody" or "daemon"...use top or a similar command to determine which.

Then, make the files writable by that user.

Easy, but dangerous:

$chmod 777 filename

Also possibly dangerous:

$chown * nobody

Doing this with files below your Document root is just risky. It may be better to write data to a text or other file in a directory above the webserver DOCROOT and then using include() to make sure the data appears on your pages...

My $.02, there's someone around with a nickel, I'm sure...

[dekar]

Thanks🙂

I have used the easy one (chmod) in order to create and write files.

Otherwise I still can´t upload file🙁 I am using the script below:

<?php
set_time_limit(100);
while (list($key,$value)=each($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']))
echo "$key: $value<br>";
if (is_uploaded_file($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile'])){
echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile'];
} else {
echo "arquivo não enviado";
}
copy($HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "/home/sites/home/web/script/teste.swf");
?>

The problem is: the temp file is not there! I can see the name, the type but neither temp_name nor size.

I have created a upload dir called phptmp (chmod 777) and update php.ini but I haven´t been successful?

So... There something missing?

ps.: URL - http://www.neoprint.com.br/script/upload.htm

Dekar

[dalecosp]

If you updated php.ini to use a new temp dir that you created, did you restart Apache before attempting the upload?