file upload broken

[Anon]

Hello all,

my ISP upgraded to php4.0.6, redhat 7.2, apache 1.3.19. Now my file upload gives the famous error: Internal Server Error 500.

I called support and they say my script is invalid. I know this is supposed to work!

My html is this:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="test.php" method="post">
File: <input type="file" name="userfile">
<input type="submit" value="send file">
</form>

My php script is:

#!/usr/local/bin/php
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

They say that because i'm not doing anything with the file, my script can't work. I'm 100% sure that they're wrong, but I can't convince them.

I spent 7 hours on this problem, looking for bug reports on php, redhat, apache, and can't find anything. I can't convince my ISP that there is a problem.

What can I do? I could install apache/php on my PC to prove that the code is okay, but that seems like a lot of work.

Would anyone have that code running? Is there a PHP recognized master that would be able to convince them that a single phpinfo() is fine?

Thanks,

F.

[Anon]

It shouldn't matter what is in the actual file you are uploading. Just because it is php syntax that is in the file shouldn't mean anything. Please send the php code that you are using to actually copy the file to your server. The form looks correct but there should be some back end process that actually uploads the file.

[matt1]

that's it. The php code does a phpinfo().

I could replace with:

<?php
print "You uploaded $userfile";
?>

That should still work. There is no background processing to upload the file, the file IS uploaded. If I upload a big file I can see the status and it takes more time before it crashes.

I think the file is uploaded, then Apache calls PHP with some parameters to execute the script and PHP dies for some reason.

The same exact file uploaded to a perl script that says "hi" works fine.

Once again this worked perfectly before the change to 4.0.6/1.3.20/7.2

[bjdouros]

I think you might be mistaken. Look at this article:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/bealers20000904.php3

On page five you will see a copy() function. That is what I am talking about, your form isn't actually uploading the file. It is the back end process that does it, of which you have not provided the code.

[matt1]

no,

if that was true, validate_upload() wouldn't work since it is executed before the copy.

F.

[bjdouros]

hmm, I am not sure on this but I think that the validate_upload() is just checking for file size, extension, and dimensions. At that point you do not actually have that file on your server. That is where the copy() method comes in.

[matt1]

Hi,

then if I was doing this:

<?php
print $userfilename;
?>

That should work and not crash, right?