File upload problem

Very_Confused

Hi there.

I have 2 web sites that run on the same server. I use the same code on both sites (quite simplistic as I'm such a learner with .php)...

The code at issues is this:

$upfile = "/home/path/".$variable_name;

One one site it works just fine, on the other site we get the following error:

Problem: Could not move file into directory, please go back and try again.

Now, both of the directories in question exist, and both appear to have the same permissions.

Do you have any suggestions on what I could look at in order to resolve this problem? It's VERY frustrating!

rehfeld

this is pretty tough to diagnose w/out seeing the code. but even so, you mentioned it works fine on 1 server but not on the other.

are they really on the same server? just because you have 2 accounts w/ the same hosting company doesnt neccesarily mean its the same server. if they are different, maybe 1 of the servers is running a diff version of php.

or if they are on the same server, maybe even the same hosting account, if 1 is located at

/home/path/to/doc_root/script.php

but the other is
/home/path/to/doc_root/install_2/script.php

it clould cause problems if the script is not written properly, or it is configured improperly. again, hard to tell unless we can see the source code.

it sounds like your using some kind of prewritten script, because this is NOT an error message generated by php:
"Problem: Could not move file into directory, please go back and try again. "

that is an error message generated by the script itself, and gives us no indication of what is wrong other than the fact that it "didnt work"

if you can, post the source code. otherwise it will be very difficult to help you.

Very_Confused

Thanks for the reply ..

Firstly, they are the same server .. it's sitting here. It's "e-smith" which is a cut down version of Red Hat Linux that is setup for people with little knowledge to put a server online... If you know e-smith this would make sense .. one site is the "Primary' site, the other is within an i-bay. The code is not pre written, it's something I did (pretty ordinary for sure ..) and you're right, the error message is in the code.

$upfile = "/<full path>/".$variable_name;

if ( !copy($variable, $upfile))
{
echo " <center>";
echo "Problem: Could not move file into directory, please go back and try again.";
echo " <a href=\"upload.php\">Go back</A></center> ";
require('include file');
exit;
}

Does that make sense?