File upload

[Richardtagger]

i have a file upload but i want a folder to be created for each user if it doesnt already exist.

if (!is_dir("/upload_files/$username/")) {
mkdir ("/upload_files/$username/", 0700);
}

it says Warning: mkdir(/upload_files/Tagger): No such file or directory in /home/sites/site653/web/upload.php on line 16
im not trying to check if its there im trying to create it???
thnx in advance

[Mordecai]

Try taking off the first and last slash. Or, at least put a . before the first and take off the last.