Re: [PHP-DEV] File upload problem

[email protected] (Derick Rethans) Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:36:34 +0100 (CET)
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Hello,

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mailinglist, this list is for development _OF_ PHP, not development
_with_ PHP.

Derick


On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Frans Bakker wrote:

> Hello everybody,
> 
> I am relatively new to PHP and for quite some days I am trying to get a file
> upload system going through a standard html form. To test it I use an html
> page called Test2.php with a form in it with
> enctype=\"multipart/form-data\". Here is the source code:
> 
> <?php
> 
> $AppImageDir = Web/Images";
> 
> if (isset($_FILES["ImageFile"])) {
> move_uploaded_file($_FILES['ImageFile']['tmp_name'],
> $AppImageDir."/".$_FILES['ImageFile']['name']);
> 
> }
> 
> ?>
> 
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Web site - pages form</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <?php
> 
> echo "
> <form action=\"Test2.php\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\"
> method=\"post\">
> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"MAX_FILE_SIZE\" value=\"80000\">
> <input type=\"file\" name=\"ImageFile\">
> <input type=\"submit\" name=\"btnSubmit\" value=\"Upload\">
> </form>
> ";
> ?>
> 
> </body>
> </html>
> 
> It is a standard straight forward image upload situation. You see that the
> form directs to itself (action=\"Test2.php\") and on top of the page a
> simple instruction to see if the file uploads correctly. As far as I can
> see, this is correct code. Note that the any \\ are to escape "" and further
> \\ (necesary in echo "" statements).
> 
> However, when I execute the page, I get the following error messages:
> 
> Warning: Unable to create '/Web/Images/cartel_feria1.jpg': Permission denied
> in /Web/Test2.php on line 6
> 
> Warning: Unable to move '/tmp/php0jHeNE' to '/Web/Images/cartel_feria1.jpg'
> in /Web/Test2.php on line 6
> 
> It seems to say that I don't have permission to execute a file upload on
> that page. As you can see by the directory specifications this script runs
> on a Linux. However, I also tried the same script on a Windows machine, with
> the corresponding directory specifications of course, and with the same
> result: permission denied.
> 
> What is wrong here, where do I set what type of permissions in order to get
> the file upload to work? By the way, in the php.ini FileUpload is set at
> yes.
> 
> Kind regards,
> FRANS BAKKER
> 
> 
> 
> 

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