File access problem

[markldxb]

I'm running an upload script which requires the code below:
$copy = copy($_FILES['$theFile']['tmp_name'], $filename);

an error message appears:
Warning: Unable to open '' for reading: Permission denied in c...

I'm running Apache on a Windows machine. How do I do CHMOD on my system? Or set folder permissions?

Any solution?

[tjohnson_nb]

Not sure but shouldn't you be using move_uploaded_file() instead of copy()?? I think only files uploaded can be accessed with _FILES variable.

[Weedpacket]

You've got $theFile inside (single) quotes. It shouldn't be. But yeah, use move_uploaded_file() just for the added safety check.