saving an image from a url to my server

bdee1

i need to be able to save an image from a url to my server. i am creating a movie search app which uses the amazon api to search for an entered dvd and then save all the info to a database and as part of that i want to save the cover art to my server.

i tried using the following code which i found on the web but it doesnt really work.

$url_file = fopen($myImageURL,'rb');
$newfile_name = "/" . $myUPC . ".jpg";
$newfile = fopen($newfile_name,'wb');
while (!feof($url_file)) {
$chunk = fread($url_file,1024);
fwrite($newfile,$chunk);
}
fclose($newfile);
fclose($url_file);

i get the following error wheni try and run it:

Warning: fopen(/097368884144.jpg) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 39

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 42

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 44

devinemke

[man]copy[/man]

bdee1

ok so i tried the following:

$file = $myImageURL;
$newfile = '/' . $myUPC . '.jpg';

if (!copy($file, $newfile))
{
  echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}

and when i run it i get the following:

Warning: copy(/097368884144.jpg) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\MovielistSite\backend\addmovie2.php on line 67
failed to copy http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A0GOUU.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg...

do i need to change the permissions? what user needs access?

devinemke

copy('http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A0GOUU.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg', 'test.jpg');

you must have allow_url_fopen ON in your php.ini

bdee1

devinemke wrote:
copy('http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A0GOUU.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg', 'test.jpg');
you must have allow_url_fopen ON in your php.ini

it already is set to on - ny other thoughts?

samudasu

It's failing because you're trying to save $newfile in the "/" root directory and your script doesn't have permission to save files there. Create a directory under your web root to save images and make sure you have write permission on that folder.

$file = 'http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A0GOUU.01.SCMZZZZZZZ.jpg';
$newfile = '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/images/' . basename($file);
copy($file, $newfile);

bdee1

right but what user needs access to this folder - i am running php5 on windows xp pro sp2.

bdee1

bdee1 wrote:
right but what user needs access to this folder - i am running php5 on windows xp pro sp2.

anyone? what user needs permission to the location where i want to save the files?

samudasu

taken directly from the PHP manual

If you are experiencing problems with reading and writing to files and you're using the server module version of PHP, remember to make sure that the files and directories you're using are accessible to the server process.

On the Windows platform, be careful to escape any backslashes used in the path to the file, or use forward slashes.

c:\data\info.txt

bdee1

thanks - it turned out to be an extra slash at the beginning of the file - i removed the slash and now it works.

thanks!!