[Resolved] [Resolved] ftp_put question

[Kudose]

Hello all, so I have a form to allow a user to upload a file which will be transfered via FTP. Only becuase my host is a punk and wont allow me to change the ini settings.

I haev everything working except the actual transfer.

I have a form with a file field named file, and I try to transfer the file via:

$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, "/home/path/to/dir/", $_FILES['file']['name'], FTP_BINARY);

Why does this always return false?

Also, if I change the $_FILES['file']['name'] to anything else, ie tmp_name, it gives an error stating that the file doesnt exist.

Thanks.

[drew010]

is php installed as a cgi or an apache module? maybe php doesnt have access to write to that folder. have you tried a basic $fp = fopen("./file.txt", "w+") or die("no access");
thats just a guess.

[Kudose]

PHP is installed as an Apache module. I can change directories and read files fine.

Where is the file stored after I hit submit? I would assume the tmp directory, but I'm not sure dealing with FTP. Does it just take it straight from the browser and FTP it to the specified directory?

[Jocke]

Also, if I change the $FILES['file']['name'] to anything else, ie tmp_name, it gives an error stating that the file doesnt exist.

Even though your'e trying to uplod with ftp, the upload is actually through http into a temporary file, into a temporary directory. The only way to move that temporary file into a dir of your choice is for you to use $FILES['file']['tmp_name'] as your source file.
So if you can't use tmp_name instead of name, maybe your host has disabled file_uploads?

Also, $_FILES['file']['name'] contains the name of the original file on the client, and could be used for naming the destination file. It can not be used as the source file.

[laserlight]

Give filenames, not directory paths.
The directory path should have been changed before ftp_put() is used, with ftp_chdir().

Where is the file stored after I hit submit?

It is stored in the current directory as per ftp_pwd().

Also, have you tried a print_r($_FILES) to do a sanity check on your upload?

[Kudose]

Here's what I have, pretty much text book.

<?php
//other code up here

set_time_limit(86400); // 1 day
$destination = "/home/user/path/".$_FILES['file']['name'];

$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// check connection
if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {
       echo "FTP connection has failed!<br>";
       echo "Attempted to connect to $ftp_server for user $ftp_user_name<br>";
       exit;
   } else {
       echo "Connected to $ftp_server, for user $ftp_user_name<br>";
   }

// upload the file
$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, $destination, $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], FTP_BINARY);

// check upload status
if (!$upload) {
       echo "FTP upload has failed!<br>";
   } else {
       echo "Uploaded $source_file to $ftp_server as $destination_file<br>";
       if(mail($to, $subject, $message, $from)){
	echo 'Success.';
} else {//could not send email
   echo 'Could not send e-mail.';
	}
}

// close the FTP stream
ftp_close($conn_id); 	
}
?>
	<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
	<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
		<tr>

  <td width="150">File:</td>
		<td><input type="file" name="file"></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td align="left"><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit!"></td>
	</tr>
</table>
</form>

here is the ouput:

Connected to [url]www.xxxxx.com,[/url] for user xxxxxxx
FTP upload has failed!

Thanks for the help thus far.

[Kudose]

Laserlight,

I implemented your ideas, it says my current working directory is root (/) and when I try to ftp_chdir, I get this error:

Warning: ftp_chdir(): Can't change directory to /home/123/public_html/imgs/: No such file or directory in /home/123/public_html/upload_function.php on line 40
Uploaded to [url]www.123.com[/url] as
Success.

I know the directory exists.

Thanks.

[tsinka]

Hi,

in most cases the FTP root directory is not the root directory of the system but rather the home directory of the user you're logging in as.

Use a FTP client and connect manually. Then check which directory is the root directory (execute the dir command and check which directories the root directory contains).

I guess you'll need to use something like
public_html/imgs/ as base for the destination directory.

Thomas

[Kudose]

You got it tsinka.

Thank you. 🙂