mkdir problem

[xtreemgt]

Ok heres my problem. I am creating a site with a signup form with 2 visible fields and many hidden fields. On submit the data is entered into the database. Now heres my troubles. On submit I also want it to take the username that was entered and create a folder with it. For example www.domain.com/site/$username

Here is what I have so far:
create_folder.php

<?php 

$username = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_]/i', '', $username); 

if (strval($username) != '') { 
    mkdir("users/{$username}", 0777); 
} else { 
    die ('Invalid user name/directory!'); 
} 

?> 

I defined it

php $add_folder = ("../includes/tng/create_folder.php");   

Than I am calling it up on submit like this:

<?php <input type="submit" name="KT_Insert1" id="KT_Insert1" value="<?php echo NXT_getResource("Insert_FB"); ?>",'$add_folder' /> 

Im sure my code is wrong but if someone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Im not getting an error on submit but when I check the folders its just not there. I also need to check the database to make sure the username isnt already taken and echo an error message to choose a different name.

[frost110]

Are you sure the /site folder is chmod to 777? If it is not that could be the reason why this is not working.

Also what are the errors involved?

--FrosT

[xtreemgt]

Yes Im positive it is 0777. Below I have included the page code. Maybe someone can help me make this work. I've been baging my head for 2 days trying to get this to function properly. What it is doing is creating a form with username and password fields and a bunch of hidden fields to populate the database. What I want it to do is on submit once its passed error checking to than create a folder with the username that they chose. I had to cut the code down because it was to many characters, let me know if you need more.

// Show IF Conditional region1  

if (@$totalRows_rssitebox_users > 1) { 
?> 
      <h2><?php echo NXT_getResource("Record_FH"); ?> <?php echo $cnt1; ?></h2> 
      <?php }  

// endif Conditional region1 
?> 
      <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="KT_tngtable"> 
        <tr>  

          <td class="KT_th"><label for="loginname_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>">Username:</label></td> 


      <td><input type="text" name="loginname_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="loginname_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['loginname']); ?>" size="32" maxlength="50" />  
        <?php echo $tNGs->displayFieldHint("loginname");?> <?php echo $tNGs->displayFieldError("sitebox_users", "loginname", $cnt1); ?> </td> 

    </tr> 
    <tr>  
      <td class="KT_th"><label for="loginpassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>">Password:</label></td> 
      <td> <input type="text" name="loginpassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="loginpassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['loginpassword']); ?>" size="32" maxlength="50" />  
        <?php echo $tNGs->displayFieldHint("loginpassword");?> <?php echo $tNGs->displayFieldError("sitebox_users", "loginpassword", $cnt1); ?> </td> 
    </tr> 
  </table> 
  <input type="hidden" name="kt_pk_sitebox_users_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" class="id_field" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['kt_pk_sitebox_users']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="isadmin_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="isadmin_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['isadmin']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="isactive_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="isactive_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['isactive']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="isprofile_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="isprofile_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['isprofile']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="lastaccessed_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="lastaccessed_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_formatDate($row_rssitebox_users['lastaccessed']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="changepassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="changepassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['changepassword']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="ftphost_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="ftphost_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['ftphost']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="ftpuser_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="ftpuser_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['ftpuser']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="ftppassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="ftppassword_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['ftppassword']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="passivemode_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="passivemode_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['passivemode']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="rootdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="rootdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['rootdirectory']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="startingdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="startingdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['startingdirectory']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="fullurl_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="fullurl_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['fullurl']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="imagedirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="imagedirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['imagedirectory']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="flashdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="flashdirectory_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['flashdirectory']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="hiddendirectories_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="hiddendirectories_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['hiddendirectories']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="maxfilesize_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="maxfilesize_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['maxfilesize']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="maximagesize_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="maximagesize_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['maximagesize']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="maximagewidth_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="maximagewidth_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['maximagewidth']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="maximageheight_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="maximageheight_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['maximageheight']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="sitebuilderpages_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="sitebuilderpages_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['sitebuilderpages']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="editablefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="editablefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['editablefiletypes']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="noneditablefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="noneditablefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['noneditablefiletypes']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="linkfiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="linkfiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['linkfiletypes']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="imagefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="imagefiletypes_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['imagefiletypes']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="spellchecklanguage_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="spellchecklanguage_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['spellchecklanguage']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="singlelinereturn_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="singlelinereturn_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['singlelinereturn']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="tablebordersonbydefault_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="tablebordersonbydefault_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['tablebordersonbydefault']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="restrictedediting_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="restrictedediting_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['restrictedediting']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="outputxhtml_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="outputxhtml_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['outputxhtml']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="displayImageThumbs_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="displayImageThumbs_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['displayImageThumbs']); ?>" /> 
  <input type="hidden" name="absolutepaths_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" id="absolutepaths_<?php echo $cnt1; ?>" value="<?php echo KT_escapeAttribute($row_rssitebox_users['absolutepaths']); ?>" /> 

  <div class="KT_bottombuttons">  
    <div>  
      <?php  
  // Show IF Conditional region1 
  if (@$_GET['pk_userid'] == "") { 
  ?> 
      <input type="submit" name="KT_Insert1" id="KT_Insert1" value="<?php echo NXT_getResource("Insert_FB"); ?>"/> 
      <?php  
  // else Conditional region1 
  } else { ?> 
      <div class="KT_operations">  
        <input type="submit" name="KT_Insert1" value="<?php echo NXT_getResource("Insert as new_FB"); ?>" onclick="nxt_form_insertasnew(this, 'pk_userid')" /> 
      </div> 

   

[samudasu]

run this script in it's own page under your document root directory.
If it doesn't make a testuser folder then you have filesystem permission issues. Also try using the full filesystem path. For example:
mkdir("/var/www/users/$username", 0777);

<?php
$username = 'testuser';

if (mkdir("$username", 0777)) {
    print "$username folder created\n";
} else {
    print "can't create folder\n";
}

?>

[xtreemgt]

Yes that works fine. My problem with the other script is Im having a hard time pulling the $username var. It seems that everywhere I try to put the mkdir code it tries to create the folder before the form is filled out. I want it done after the form is filled out so it has a variable to get.

[frost110]

xtreemgt wrote:

<?php 

$username = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_]/i', '', $username); 

if (strval($username) != '') { 
    mkdir("users/{$username}", 0777); 
} else { 
    die ('Invalid user name/directory!'); 
} 

?> 

If this is post information, why not do it like this:

if (isset($_POST['username']) && $_POST['username'] != "") {
         $username = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_]/i', '', $_POST['username']); 
         if ($username != "") {    

               mkdir("users/{$username}", 0777); 
         }else {
                  die("Invalid Username");
         }
}

That is the best I can give you unless you show me more of the PHP code. It is hard to help when you only give bits and peices, especially peices that could be completely different than I know about.

--FrosT

[xtreemgt]

I can send you the whole page if it will help. Its too many characters to post here. I appreciate the help on this.

[xtreemgt]

I've attached a doc with the code so you can better see what the page is doing.