Where to save file?

sstonge

Hey

I am having some trouble with the tempnam command, what folder should I use (in place of "/tmp")

Here is how my server is set up
-windows xp pro
-php4 and MySQL installed
- IIS 5 running with the default settings

I am using the sample code from the php manual:

$tmpfname = tempnam("/tmp", "FOO");

$handle = fopen($tmpfname, "w");
fwrite($handle, "writing to tempfile");
fclose($handle);

// do here something

unlink($tmpfname);

Does anyone know what I should be using as the folder?
I have tried a few and the file doesn't output anywhere on my hard drive. So what folder should I be using with IIS5?

Thanks

planetsim

Basically anywhere you like i think if there is no path it saves it in the directory the file is working in. However c:\windows\temp should do

sstonge

that still didn't work 🙁

I used the line

$tmpfname = tempnam("c:\windows\temp", "FOO");

suntra

Try this:

$tmpfname = tempnam("c:\windows\temp", "FOO");

OR this (I would use this one):

$tmpfname = tempnam("c:/windows/temp", "FOO");

Hope it helps ! 😉

sstonge

ok, thanks guys, I got it to work using

$tmpfname = tempnam("c:/windows/temp", "FOO");

but I had to remove the line

unlink($tmpfname);

I looked up the function but don't really understand what it does.
what is the purpose of unlink($tmpfname);

here is what my code looks like now, it works and saves the file.

$tmpfname = tempnam("d:/moby", "FOO.txt");

$handle = fopen($tmpfname, "w");
fwrite($handle, "writing to tempfile");
fclose($handle);

// do here something

//unlink($tmpfname);

Thanks