move_uploaded_file() problem

[TomatoLover]

I am having problem with move_uploaded_file.

Here is what I am trying to do.

1. upload a image file to a temporary folder on the server, which I called "temp". (code working fine) I need to do this in order to view a preview of the image.

2. rename the image file I just uploaded to some meaningful name. (code working fine)

3. move this renamed file to the new location on the server (This is the problem)

This is the code I am using

if(mysql_result($temp_result, 0, "photo") != 0){ 
  $photo = mysql_result($temp_result, 0, "photo");
  if($photo == 2){
            $temp = 'temp_iamge.gif';
   }else{
            $temp = 'temp_image.jpg';
   }
   $file_name = ereg_replace("temp_image", $co_no, $temp);

if(move_uploaded_file('../images/temp/$temp', '../images/tab1/$file_name')){
   //do something
}else{
  //do something else
}
}

'../images/temp/' is the original location, whereas '../images/tab1/' is the new location.

The original file name is $temp, and the renamed one is $file_name.

Please someone help me!!!

[Erestar]

What's actually happening here? Are you getting an error, or is the file just not being moved?

move_uploaded_file will return false if the file wasn't actually uploaded, and it will return false and issue a warning if some other error occured, like a permission issue.

Before you post back, here are some debugging tips... First, maybe try using absolute paths just for debugging, so you know that its not just a relative path problem or something. Also, verify that move_uploaded_file is returning false, and see if there's a warning involved, then let us know what the results are.

Erestar

[Erestar]

If your server's runinng *nix this doesn't apply, but if you're using Windows then you'll want to use file paths as opposed to URLish paths, meaning you'd want backslashes instead of the forward slash.

I think 😉

Erestar

[TomatoLover]

Thanks for your tips, Erestar.

First of all, my server is running on Linux.

Second, move_uploaded_file returns false, so that it skips if true braces and goes to else braces.

Can you tell me how I can print what kind of warning I am getting?

Thanks in advance.

[Erestar]

Well, the warnings will be printed automatically to the screen, but they may not show up if you php.ini file tell them not to.

Do you normally get warnings with your code? If not, then you can search php.ini and check it out. I normally just search for E_ALL to get to the right section.

If there simply aren't any warnings, then from what the docs tell us your file isn't a valid uploaded file, though this probably isn't the case.

Is PHP running in safe mode or anything like that? Did you try using some absolute paths?

Erestar

[TomatoLover]

I tried it, using absolute path, but didn't work (meaning that if true braces are skipped and goes to else braces).

And yes I normally get warning if any. This time I don't.

Is there any other function that I could use if move_uploaded_file doesn't work for me?