RE: [PHP] How to read remote files

From: Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 12:13:39 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] How to read remote files
Groups: php.general 
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[snip] Nitin wrote: > it's not about user's security, cauz, of course, user'll have to specify the > page. > Nitin, what you want is a form uploader script. If you have fantasies about being able to read a file on a user's computer just because they tell you the location ... time to wake up. [/snip] Agreed, with one minor point..... If the users are on a network this would be possible, you would just need to know the path to the file in question. There are several hot-button issues with this, but we have found seveal ways to work and play nicely together.

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