[RESOLVED] the link doesnt work, help

[edkuan]

hi ,

i'm using this code to link files in the documents folder

<?php
if ($handle = opendir('C:\apache\htdocs\Upload documents\documents'))
{
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
echo "<a href='$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n";
}
closedir($handle);
}
?>

out put :

documents_A.php
documents_B.php
documents_C.php
sample.doc

but when i clicked on the link it shows an error- internal server error
if i change the dir to C:\apache\htdocs\Upload documents\ it works, every file and folder is displayed correctly.

what do i have to do to for the links to the documents folder to work?

hope u could help

[Kudose]

opendir('C:\apache\htdocs\Upload\x20documents\documents')

[edkuan]

it didnt work it produces error OpenDir: Invalid argument (errno 22)

i've tried it with another project i doing but still with error

example : C:\apache\htdocs\Online Training Support System\subjects

i've change it to C:\apache\htdocs\Online Training Support\x20System\subjects

what i did wrong here ?

[Kudose]

Try using forward slashes ... windows is lame.

opendir('C:/apache/htdocs/Upload\x20documents/documents')

[edkuan]

sorry kudose it didnt work , what is the significant of /x20?

this is the entire code:
<?php
if ($handle = opendir('C:/apache/htdocs/Online Training Support System/subjects'))
{
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
echo "<a href='$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n";
}
closedir($handle);
}
?>

[Kudose]

\x20 is hexidecimal for the space character.

I will install WAMP on my machine right now and post back with a fix.

[Kudose]

This works:

<?php
$path = 'C:\\Program Files';
if ($handle = opendir($path))
{
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
echo "<a href='$path\\$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n";
}
closedir($handle);
}
?>

Keep in mind that you can't access files outside of Apache's DocumentRoot.

[Kudose]

This is how I would write it:

<?php
  $PATH = "C:\\Program Files";
  $HANDLE = opendir($PATH);
  while(($FILE = readdir($HANDLE)) !== FALSE){
    echo '<a href="'.$PATH.'\\'.$FILE.'">'.$FILE.'</a><br />';
  }
  closedir($HANDLE);
?>

[Kudose]

Also note that you would not be able to access files in this manner. You would need to access them via HTTP. Your browser should read C as the protocol and error.

[edkuan]

the links are there but not functioning ,it doest not open anything or shows any error msg

[Kudose]

<?php
  $PATH = "C:\\Program Files";
  $HANDLE = opendir($PATH) or die("Could not open directory ".$PATH);
  while(($FILE = readdir($HANDLE)) !== FALSE){
    echo '<a href="'.$PATH.'\\'.$FILE.'">'.$FILE.'</a><br />';
  }
  closedir($HANDLE);
?> 

[edkuan]

nope sorry didnt work neither

but i've notice that if i usethis code :
<?php
if ($handle = opendir('C:/apache/htdocs/Online Training Support System'))
{
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
echo "<a href='$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n";
}
closedir($handle);
}
?>

every file could be open but not if i used 'C:/apache/htdocs/Online Training Support System/subject'. All the file are shown linked but if clicked -internal server error.

[ClarkF1]

why not use a path from the htdocs folder e.g. /Online Training Support System/subject/file

You're using windows filepaths with apache file paths, the root folder for apache would be htdocs so just link to everything relative to that.

[Kudose]

<?php
  $HTDOCS= "C:\\Program Files\\xampp\\htdocs";
  $DIR = "\\xampp";
  $HANDLE = opendir($HTDOCS.$DIR) or die("Could not open directory ".$HTDOCS.$DIR);
  while(($FILE = readdir($HANDLE)) !== FALSE){
    echo '<a href="'.$DIR.'\\'.$FILE.'">'.$FILE.'</a><br />';
  }
  closedir($HANDLE);
?>

[edkuan]

sorry clarkF1, kudose didnt work neither, bit of mystery we have here.. 😕

[ClarkF1]

<?php
  $DIR = "/directory"; //change to directory name 
//for subdirectories it'd be /directory/sub-directory
  $HANDLE = opendir($DIR) or die("Could not open directory ".$DIR);
  while(($FILE = readdir($HANDLE)) !== FALSE){
    echo '<a href="'.$DIR.'/'.$FILE.'">'.$FILE.'</a><br />';
  }
  closedir($HANDLE);
?>

[bpat1434]

Perhaps the user apache is running as doesn't have permission to view/read from the folder under what you're looking for? Maybe there's a .htaccess preventing it or Windows permissions?

I recently had an error similar in that the php files I wanted to view would display no output, and after about an hour of going through everything, I figured out two things:
1.) I wasn't techincally an Admin on my computer (easy fix).
2.) I wasn't the owner of any file on my computer (not so easy fix).

Obviously fixing the administration account is as easy as changing your username and what not. Changing the owners of files, not so much. You'd need to have the Security tab available in the properties dialog box. Then under that go 'Advanced...' and click the "owner" tab. Set (or add) yourself as the owner and check the box for all subsequent objects. Click apply, click yes to the alert box, and away you go!! Then try restarting Apache to see if it worked.

A simple permissions issue that in Linux takes 30 seconds, windows, 30 minutes 😛

[edkuan]

It works , i've setup the permissions for the folder and change the code a bit

<?php
if ($handle = opendir('C:/apache/htdocs/Online Training Support System/uploads')) 
{
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{ 
//echo "<a href='$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n"; 
echo "<a href='/Online Training Support System/uploads/$file'>$file</a> <br /> \n";  

}
closedir($handle);
}
?>[code=php]


thanks guy for all ur input relly appreciate it

[bpat1434]

Glad to hear it's working 🙂