Re: upload problem ...

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 >