Cannot upload with PHP

[kingzasz]

My file upload script is not working. Can anyone help?

 

This is only part of my script, but I think it's the only part with problems:

 

 

>$uploadDir = '/uploadedfiles/';
$uploadFile = $uploadDir . $_FILES['file']['name'];
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $uploadFile))
{
   print "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded. ";

}
else
{
   print "There was an error uploading the file.  Please try again.";
    print_r($_FILES);
exit;
}

 

This is the error I get, as well as my programmed error

 

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/uploadedfiles/1210_14_2_web.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/tcecom/public_html/upload2.php on line 56

 

Isn't this a problem with the server. Do I need to change permissions? Thanks

[Alan]

Ok, I aint sure if this is what your asking for, but it is helpful to me, and you might find what the problem is by looking through this Tutorial @ Dev's Articles:

 

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/PHP/Creatin...cript_in_PHP/3/

[Alan]

Isn't this a problem with the server. Do I need to change permissions? Thanks

 

If you think it is then you might try dropping a ticket and letting the TCH Staff take a look and see if they can find out what is going on.

 

https://ssl.totalchoicehosting.com/supportdesk/

[JesseD]

It looks like $uploadDir is set incorrectly. Try this:

>$uploadDir = '/home/your_username_here/public_html/uploadedfiles/';
// Other code unchanged

 

Where your_username_here is your TCH username.

 

With PHP filesystem functions, pathnames are relative to the server root and not your own public_html directory. Your original code is trying to write to a directory just under the server root directory, which presumably doesn't exist (and of course, you wouldn't have permission to access it even if it did exist).

 

Edited to add:

Alternately, you could use a relative path such as

>$uploadDir = 'uploadedfiles/';

 

Note that there is no slash at the beginning of the path. Maybe this is what you meant to do? Since the script is located in your public_html directory, 'uploadedfiles/' points to '/home/your_username_here/public_html/uploadedfiles/'

 

That will work too, but I prefer to use complete path names whenever possible. That way a script doesn't break if you decide to move it to a different directory.

[kingzasz]

Thanks jesse, that did it! woooot

 

Thank you all you guys for your suggestions. And thanks for the quick responses.

 

Have a great day.