RE: [PHP] Newbie question: need to transfer directory contents frommy local machine to my website

I would take a look at glob. http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php Scott -----Original Message----- From: Jason Pappin [mailto:jason@craftstream.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:48 AM To: Jon Westcot; PHP General Subject: Re: [PHP] Newbie question: need to transfer directory contents frommy local machine to my website Hi, You should perhaps look at setting up a web server on your computer. PHP as stated works server-side and if those folders/files you wish to transfer reside in the web root, then PHP can process those files. Perhaps look at how a web based FTP client written in PHP works for how to copy/move/delete files in PHP. If you can't set up Apache with PHP on Windows, try something like phpdev5 for a click and use solution. As for your IP, it won't really matter unless you want the server to send data back to your computer. If a static IP or hostname is in order, then they are easy enough to set up even if you are on a dial up connection. Regards Jason Jon Westcot wrote: > Hi all: > > I'm really new at PHP and will probably embarrass myself many times > over asking questions that have been asked gazillions of times > before, so let this serve as a blanket apology. > > Now, to my question. Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a simple > database on my website that I wish to populate with information from > various directories on my local computer. The website is running > Linux; my computer is running Windows XP. Once the data are stored, > I want to be able to update the information as things change on my > local computer (not in real time, mind you, but at my request). > > I can set up the database access easily enough, and I know how to > both populate and query it. What I don't know is how to obtain the > information from my local computer via the website. Initially, I'd > like to be able to specify the folder on my local computer to access > and whether or not to process any subfolders that are found. After > the data have been added, I'd like the web application to be able to > access the individual folders without having to specify them again > (although I'd still be able to identify new folders to include in > subsequent updates). > > I'm not really asking for anyone to write the code for me, but I am > looking for suggestions for PHP functions to use to accomplish the > inspection of my local computer's folders. I'd also need to know > what additional information I'd need to store in the database so that > subsequent updates can be automated (i.e., do I need to somehow store > my IP address?). > > Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in > advance. > > Sincerely, > > Jon > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php