[RESOLVED] help please

myth111

Hey, im a complete newb to php and dont really know anything much about it.

I need help with an upload script that uploads a file to my space when the user submits it...

this is what i have so far.
http://www.tayfon.clashx.com/myth/upload.html
as you can see it doesnt work and i cant get it to :bemused: 😕

i need the files, that are submitted, to be uploaded to...
http://www.tayfon.clashx.com/myth/useruploads/

Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,

~Myth

Edit: The person who helps me sort this out can have a Free Unlimited FTP account.

justsomeone

You might want to post the PHP code where we can see it.

Houdini

uploader.php
It wuold belp to see that file.

myth111

Houdini wrote:
uploader.php
It wuold belp to see that file.

that file has...

<?php

if($_POST['uploadedfile'] != NULL)
{
$targetPath = "/useruploads/";

$targetPath = $targetPath . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

if(move_uploaded_file($FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'],$targetPath))
echo("The file " .basename($FILES['uploadedfile']['name']. " has been uploaded"));
else
echo("There was an error uploading the file, please try again");
}
?>

i dont know how to make it work :S

Houdini

use either

if($_POST['uploadedfile']['name'] != NULL)
// or
if($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name'] != NULL)

Onurphp

Try Like This

<?php
$targetPath = "useruploads"; // It must be writable for sending file.
if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'])) 
{
@move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$targetPath."/".$_FILES['file']['name']);
}

?>

myth111

it doesnt work either 🙁

myth111

ok.. if you try the link above now it says the file is not writable :S do i have to do something to the file to make it so taht people can save stuff on there?

THanks.

myth111

ok.. if you try the link above now it says the file is not writable :S do i have to do something to the file to make it so taht people can save stuff on there?

THanks.

Houdini

Try using FTP to chmod the folder where you are writing your stuff to to 777

myth111

Houdini wrote:
Try using FTP to chmod the folder where you are writing your stuff to to 777

Ok thanks, i did that and set to 777.

now it doesnt give an error, however the file does not upload to anywhere on the space?

Houdini

$targetPath = "useruploads/"; // It must be writable for sending file. (chmod 777)
if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']))

Give that a try and let us know what it does.

myth111

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=' in /home/tayfon/public_html/myth/upload.php on line 2

😢

dotnotwhat

Post your script again with the forementioned mods in place. Sounds like you have a syntax error somewhere causing the 'unexpected ='.

Also, your $targetPath may need changing so that it equates to the real file system path for that directory, rather than just a path relative to your document root.

myth111

<?php 
targetPath = "useruploads/"; // It must be writable for sending file. (chmod 777) 
if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'])) 

@move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$targetPath."/".$_FILES['file']['name']); 
} 

?>

the place i want people to be able to upload to is..
http://www.tayfon.clashx.com/myth/useruploads/ (FILES HERE)

new place to upload from..

http://www.tayfon.clashx.com/myth/uploader.php

dotnotwhat

You are missing a $ before the targetPath variable on line 2. This is giving you the unexpected '=' error.

Your target path has a trailing '/', so no need to add this in the moveuploadedfile() function when adding the actual filename onto the path.

Try this:-

<?php 
$targetPath = "useruploads/"; // It must be writable for sending file. (chmod 777) 
if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']))
{
    @move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$targetPath.$_FILES['file']['name']);
}
?>

If that doesn't work, try setting your target path to a full filesystem path. From your earlier posts, I think this may be:-

/home/tayfon/public_html/useruploads/

myth111

thanks, i tried all of that but i still havent had any luck 🙁

the error messages have stopped, however the file doesnt appear to be uploading to that folder :queasy:

dotnotwhat

Somewhere during this thread, $FILES['uploadedfile'] became $FILES['file'].

Maybe this is your problem? Try changing all occurences of $FILES['file'] back to $FILES['uploadedfile'] as I imagine 'uploadedfile' is used in your form, etc.

dotnotwhat

Or try this:-

<?php 
$targetPath = "useruploads/"; // It must be writable for sending file. (chmod 777) 
if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'])) 
{ 
    if(!move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'],$targetPath.$_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']))
    {
        die("File could not be moved after it was uploaded");
    } 
}
else
{
    die("File was not uploaded to server");
}
?>

Check the targetpath is correct, etc, and then let us know what error message you get. Hopefully (?) you will get one of the die() messages displayed which will help track down where the error is occuring.

myth111

hmmm... ok now it says

File was not uploaded to server