Reading a network drive file

NZ_Kiwis

Is it at all possible to read a network drive file in PHP?
it's not on the web sever but on the network.

If not via PHP is there any other language or scripts that could allow this?

vicodin

Try using the include command so:

include("Path To File Here");

NZ_Kiwis

no, i'ts a text file, and it's in "R:/Robots/Scans/Daily/logs.txt"

vicodin

Thats fine... You can still include a text file, doesn't need to be a php file.

NZ_Kiwis

It's not on my web-server, it's on a network drive.

vicodin

I understand that, I just tested and it works. include('//COMPUTER-NAME\c$\Location-of-File'); If you get permission denied then you don have the correct permissions setup.

bradgrafelman

As suggested, PHP doesn't care (nor can it even tell) whether a given drive is a local volume (logical or virtual) or a mapped network drive. The only issue is whether or not PHP has access for the path in question.

NZ_Kiwis

delete

NZ_Kiwis

how can i test the error? is just simply does not display anything.

NZ_Kiwis

Also how can i pass a username and password into this file location?

NZ_Kiwis

I get this error when it's local

Warning: include(C:\Users\John\Desktop	emp\MyTXT.txt) [function.include]: failed to open stream: Invalid argument in E:\wamp\www\c.php on line 10

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'C:\Users\John\Desktop	emp\MyTXT.txt' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in E:\wamp\www\c.php on line 10

this is my require

<?php
include("C:\Users\John\Desktop\temp\myText.txt");
?>

bradgrafelman

Notice how the file path string is all distorted in the error message? See my post here.

NZ_Kiwis

wow i never knew that! thanks

Okay, so my issue now is you need to be a member of a user group to access this folder, how can we pass a user's credentials into the path so it will open the file?

bradgrafelman

You can't; PHP can't (to my knowledge) impersonate another user when accessing files; either add the user account that PHP is executed under to the necessary group, or map a network in Windows using alternate credentials and access the share via that local drive reference.

vicodin

Brad is correct. So like if your using IIS the account you would want to give permission to is IIS_IUSRS. Im not sure what the apache account is but just google it.