Uploading a file

[crh1972]

Ok, I have read all over about how you must change the permissions on a directory, but now I'm confused. I understand that chmod should be 777 or etc....but I am using Windows XP. I have php that tries to upload a file and I keep getting the following error:

Warning: copy(c:\shareimages.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\web\up.php on line 26
upload failed!

I dont know how to give the directory permissions. Can someone treat me like an idiot and tell me step for step on how to set the permissions? I am testing all of this locally, so there is no ftp involved. I simply want to move a file from one directory to another...simulating this happening over the web.

Heres the code:
<FORM ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" ACTION="up.php" METHOD="POST">
The file: <INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="userfile">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Upload">
</FORM>

<?php

$path = "c:\share";
$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; }

}

?>

[dalecosp]

Umm, methinks (note, thinks) that in Windows you "right click" on the folder to discover its permissions, and possibly set them. There are some options under "Sharing and Security" on the "popup " menu, as well as a "read only" checkbox on the Properties tab ...

You have to specifically tell windoze you want a folder shared...heh, in my experience, sometimes more than once 😃

Look like an even bigger problem, though, or maybe I'm misreading: are you trying to upload the file to the c:\ Root of the drive?

[Frederick]

I am running XP and have never had permission issues.
If you have Apache server running, change your DocumentRoot path to a folder located on your drive.

Create a folder like "Server" and place all your site fiels there.

I have for mine root, folder called Apache Server: DocumentRoot "E:/Apache Server"

I use the copy() function for uploading and do not get problems.

copy($file,"E:/Apache Server/Directory/$file_name") or die ("Failed to upload");