Re: Can no one help with this opendir problem?

In article <5.0.0.25.2.20020311115144.00aabdb0@mail.flyguides.com>, php@nickselby.com says... > Hi, > I wrote a few days ago and have heard nothing - can ANYONE help with this: > > > I've got a script that is installed on a Solaris machine that is having > difficulties, and I'm wondering if anyone can help. The script is trying to > access and read files within a directory, pull some at random and put them > in a webpage. The path is correct, the directory is set to 755 and I can > view the files when I browse in. The script is up and running perfectly on > two other servers - one on Red Hat Linux and one on Win2k. > > The script is this: > > <?php > // This pulls 3 random banners from the appropriate > // subdirectory of the images section of the site > $i=-1; $banners=opendir($SECTION_SIDEBAR_BANNERS); > if ($banners != FALSE) { while (($file = readdir($banners)) != FALSE) if > ($file != "." && $file != "..") $banner_list[$i++]=$file; > closedir($banners); $l=sizeof($banner_list); if ($l!=0) { for > ($i=0;$i<3;$i++) { $ad=$banner_list[rand(0,$l)]; if (empty($ad)) { $i-=1; > continue; } $imginfo=getimagesize("$SECTION_SIDEBAR_BANNERS/$ad"); > $link=str_replace('.gif','',$ad); > $link=str_replace('.jpg','',$ad); > $link=str_replace('_','/',$ad); echo " <div > class='sidebar-banner-slot'> <a > href='$SECTION_URL"."ad-clickthrough.htm?AD_URL=$link'><img > src='". > $SECTION_SIDEBAR_BANNERS_URL. "/$ad' height='$imginfo[1]' > width='$imginfo[0]' border='0' alt='Visit $link' /></a> > </div>"; } } > // $l != 0 } // $banner != FALSE > ?> I'm not quite sure what to make of that in the format presented. The only opendir I see there appears to be on what might be line 5?? Anyway, I suggest that you stick some echo's in your code in appropriate places to maybe return the string that is being passed to the offending function, and maybe do a query on the perms of the offending item to see if that gives any clues. > The problem on the solaris machine is that opendir is getting in to the > directory but from that point the server won't let the script read the > files. It kicks back the error: > Warning: 1 is not a valid Directory resource in > /data0/foo.org/members/foo/foo/html/destinations/templates/foo.footer.php > on line 20 > (Identifying directories are foo'd out) > > Since it kicks back the "1" and not a false, it seems it's getting access > but then not being permitted. Here's something else - the problem is > intermittent: sometimes the script can grab the images and others not. Can > anyone help? Many thanks in advance. NIck > > > -- David Robley Temporary Kiwi! Quod subigo farinam