php files management scripts? what should I know when move from linux to windows?

blackhorse

For the files upload, files (directory) delete, files (diretory) rename etc. On windows platform vs. linux platform, what issues I need to be ware when I move a site from linux to windows, specially for the files management part.

For example, I remember some http upload scripts use var/tmp to hold some files, if I move it to windows platform, what should I do?

bpat1434

If you're not doing the server setup: nothing. It should all be taken care of. The only thing you need to watch for is illegal naming of files. Other than that, you shouldn't notice a difference. The temp files will be in the WIndows temporary directory, and in linux it's in the users temp directory. Not much difference. You still reference it via the $_FILES array in PHP. Moving from Linux to Windows there's not much to worry about.

blackhorse

and the tmp files will be delete by php automatically, if the process done, or the process terminated? cleaning up the files in the tmp is taken care by the php automatically or it is taken care by linux server or windows sever periodically by the server maintenance set up?

or do i have to worry about the script leave the files in tmp and do the damage to the server, windows case or linux case?

the file size, extension and other file contributes checking is after the file is uploaded, right?

chmod, unlink ,rmdir are unix commands. php use it just as function names for us to easy remember? when php calls these commands on linux or unix, does php really call the same shell commands? what happens when php use unlink, rmdir on the windows, it calls the same function "thread" of windows server?

thanks!

Jack_McSlay

tmp = files that get deleted after use.

you shoudn't worry about them, they will be deleted anyway, but it you really need to be sure, you probably could just tell your script to erase it yourself, as its path is stored in the $_FILES globals

only watch out for functions related to ext filesystem exclusive functions, such as chmod, chown, chgrp, link, symlink, etc...

if you're not going with any complex file management scripts, you have nothing to worry.