can create alias of directory?

qadeer_ahmad

Hi,
I want to create alias of a directory. Is it possible through php ?

also if it possible then how to delete them?

planetsim

Hmm not sure I understand you on alias do you mean a Symlink? If so [man]symlink[/man] would be the function your after

qadeer_ahmad

Thanks planetsim,

i got a script from ur help and try to apply it but give file not found error
script is

$filename="Download_files.rar";
$downloaddir="/home/mydomain/public_html/test2/ruf";
$safedir="/home/mydomain/public_html/test2/download";
$downloadURL="http://www.mydomain.com.pk/test2/ruf";
$letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
srand((double) microtime() * 1000000);
$string = '';
for ($i = 1; $i <= rand(4,12); $i++) {
$q = rand(1,24);
$string = $string . $letters[$q];
}
$handle = opendir($downloaddir);
while ($dir = readdir($handle)) {
if (is_dir($downloaddir . $dir)){
if ($dir != "." && $dir != ".."){
@unlink($downloaddir . $dir . "/" . $filename);
@rmdir($downloaddir . $dir);
}
}
}
closedir($handle);
mkdir($downloaddir . $string, 0777);
symlink($safedir . $filename, $downloaddir . $string . "/" . $filename);
Header("Location: " . $downloadURL . $string . "/" . $filename);

please check and guid me....

RossC0

Hi,

Firstly, whats the error message?

And secondly does your webserver have the right permissions to create symlinks on your unix box ?

qadeer_ahmad

Not Found
The requested URL /test2/rufiphwyxm/Download_files.rar was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.mydomain.com Port 80

how can i check for permissions to create symlinks on my unix box ?

qadeer_ahmad

Server Status

apache (1.3.33 (Unix)) up

bind (9.2.1) up

cppop up

cpsrvd up

exim (exim-4.43-0_cpanel_stmpcontrol_antivirus_rewrite_mailman2_maskedmailtrap_exiscan) up

eximstats up

ftpd up

imap up

mysql (4.0.22-standard-log) up

syslogd up

Server Load 0.54 (2 cpus)

Memory Used 56.4 %

Swap 0.824 %

Disk hda7 (/) 20 %

Disk hda1 (/boot) 33 %

Disk hda8 (/home) 43 %

Disk hda5 (/tmp) 4 %

Disk hda3 (/usr) 62 %

Disk hda2 (/var) 42 %

qadeer_ahmad

As i see from cute ftp that it make a directore as link create is

http://www.mydomain/test2/rufiijyo/Download_files.rar

when i brows test2 folder through CuteFtp i see a folder "rufiijyo" and then i brows it contian a folder name "Download_files.rar" this is a folder not a file and do not brows when i try to click for opening...

I hope u can understand the problem in detail....

RossC0

Originally posted by qadeer_ahmad
Not Found
The requested URL /test2/rufiphwyxm/Download_files.rar was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

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OK - you the directory path is invalid.

I imagine that the test2 directory is not on the unix root.

Depends on your setup - but I'd checkout your document root - either using phpinfo(); or by using: print_r($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT ']);

then you should be able to determine the actual path to the test2 directory.

As to Unix and permissions - I'm not that knowledgable but I imagine you'll have a webusers account for php ?!