$_FILES['userfile']['name'] does not contain full path?

bruceleegrip

I copy and pasted a script for ftping some files specified in a form but when I do a $FILES['userfile']['name'] only the file name is returned and not the complete path that's specified. For example, I enter c:\temp\scratch\test.txt in the form. When I access $FILES['userfile']['name'] only test.txt is returned. This is causing my ftp functions to not work since it's not looking in the correct spot.

<label>File</label>
<input type="file" name="userfile" size="{$widthright}" />
...
$source_file = $_FILES['userfile']['name']; // returns test.txt -- I need c:\temp\scratch\test.txt

Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

planetsim

That would be because $_FILES['formname']['name'] only contains the Uploaded Files name and nothing else.

You will need to add the path e.g.

$source = "path/to/".$_FILES['formname']['name'];

bruceleegrip

If a client wants to upload a file to the server how is the path supposed to be specified? i.e. If ftp_put is to work correctly it needs the correct file path to the client side file. How can the php script get that if $_FILES['formname']['name'] doesn't include it?

In your example "path/to" is the path of the file being uploaded which the php script knows nothing about. right?

laserlight

If ftp_put is to work correctly it needs the correct file path to the client side file. How can the php script get that if $_FILES['formname']['name'] doesn't include it?

You dont need the full path to the client.
You should specify a path as necessary serverside.
Generally, using the type="file" form input element takes care of the file specification part on the client.

bruceleegrip

so i got the upload to work for files under 2 megs. But the files i need to transfer are generally larger and they fail. I've tried:

  ini_set('post_max_size', '55M');
  ini_set('upload_max_filesize', '56M');

and in my form i've added:
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="57671680" />

but when I print out ini_get('upload_max_filesize') it still says '2M'. I DO NOT have access to the php.ini file to change it since this is controlled by my service provider. It looks like ini_set should work but it doesn't. Any ideas?

laserlight

Read the PHP Manual for [man]ini_set/man.

You would see that both upload_max_filesize and post_max_size cannot be set in user scripts, i.e. with ini_set() in your scripts.

You should set it in php.ini (which you apparently cant), httpd.conf (which you probably cant access either) or a .htaccess file.