Re: upload problem ...

many thanks i'll try that asap. Steve "Xsarus Internetdiensten" <daniel@xsarus.nl> wrote in message news:002901c0fe68$48613d40$0201a8c0@xsarusxsarus2... > He! > > Don't use the function 'copy', but 'move_uploaded_file'. > > Ready... > Daniel Kieviet > Xsarus Internetdiensten > Holland > daniel@xsarus.nl > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andre P." <drowser@zoom.co.uk> > To: "Steve Brett" <steve.brett@e-mis.co.uk> > Cc: "php-db@lists. php. net (E-mail)" <php-db@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 6:17 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] upload problem ... > > > > Steve, > > > > When you use input type=file the web server uploads the file to a > > temporary directory which it must have write access to, i.e. the user > > that the httpd process is run as must have write access to /php/tmp. > > > > To my knowledge there is no way of allowing the httpd process to write > > to that directory using your ftp users/password. Bear in mind that you > > could change the temporary upload directory from /php/tmp to /tmp. > > > > do you have full access to you box or only an account? > > > > hope this helps > > > > ciao > > Andre. > > > > Steve Brett wrote: > > > > >hi, > > > > > >i have a site and need to write a script to upload / download files so > the > > >database can be updated / backed up. > > > > > >i've tried setting up an <input type=file ... and this works fine on my > > >machine but php gives an eror onthe server saying that the /php/tmp dir > > >cannot be written to by, i assume, the nobody account within whihc the > web > > >server runs. > > > > > >i need to be bale to write to the httpd dir using php and then i can get > > >the db to import the files. > > > > > >i have an ftp username and password but don't know how to get php to pass > > >the authorisation the server. the site is already password protected just > > >using a table of username / passowrds. > > > > > >many thanks in advance > > > > > >Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >