filesize and path

Vandrar

Hi all, I hope this is an easy one for you guys...
I am using PHP 5.2.5 and IIS 5.1
I created a "web server" with some 3gp files on the main directory, when I need to retrieve the size of any file on the main directory I just type something like:

size.php

<?php
echo filesize("somefile.3gp");
?>

Go to the browser and type "http://my_domain.com/size.php" and I see the size of the file... no troubles whatsoever.

Now, I add a virtual directory to my "web server" called "Stations" and put the same file somefile.3gp on that directory. If I type on my browser "http://my_domain.com/Stations/somefile.3gp" my browser ask me if I want to view or save the file (so the path is correct and the file exists).

How do I show the filesize of a file under a subdirectory ??

I tried hard and looked at similar cases before posting this, I must be really dumb !

<?php
echo filesize("Stations/somefile.3gp");
?>

does not work (warning ...stat failed...)

<?php
echo filesize("http://my_domain.com/Stations/somefile.3gp");
?>

does not work (warning... stat failed...)

Of course I tried with all variants I could think of...
Please show me the light !🙂

I will be delighted to add any more info that you may need, just let me know.

bradgrafelman

The first path should be correct, given the scenario you described. Can you paste the exact PHP error message you get when you tried that?

Vandrar

I created a folder "new_stations" inside the main directory and put the .3gp file there, changed the php file to :

<?php
echo filesize("new_stations/somefile.3gp");
?>

and it worked... so the problem is only with virtual directories.
Looked at google, Checked & changed all I could think of (permissions and sharing security options) and no luck 🙁

Thanks for looking at this.

Vandrar

The exact error message is the following:

Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: stat failed for Stations/somefile.3gp in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\size.php on line 2

I am no longer actively looking for the answer, as I managed to work with a directory inside the main one... BUT if someone has any suggestions I am willing to try it out, for curiosity, to learn and may be someone else has the same issue.

bradgrafelman

Might be a Windows issue; what this "Stations" folder just a regular folder?

Did you verify that the IUSR account had permissions to access and read the directory and its files?

Vandrar

Yes, "Stations" is just a normal regular folder.
The user IUSR has permission to access and read the directory and its files...

Again, after confirming this, I tried again on my browser:

http://my-domain.com/Stations/somefile.3gp

And the browser ask me to open or save the file, I choose to open and I see the video... , but the filesize pointing to the very same file gives me the error mentioned before...