note 52954 added to function.move-uploaded-file

move_uploaded_file apparently uses the root of the Apache installation (e.g. "Apache Group\Apache2" under Windows) as the upload location if relative pathnames are used. For example, $ftmp = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name']; $fname = $_FILES['userfile']['name']; move_uploaded_file($ftmp, $fname); moves the file to "Apache Group\Apache2\$fname"; In contrast, other file/directory related functions use the current directory of the php script as the offset for relative pathnames. So, for example, if the command mkdir('tmp'); is called from 'Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\testpages\upload.php', the result is to create 'Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\testpages\tmp' On the other hand, if 'mkdir' is called just before 'move_uploaded_file', the behavior changes. The commands, mkdir('tmp'); move_uploaded_file($ftmp, $fname); used together result in "Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\testpages\tmp\$fname" being created. Wonder if this is a bug or a feature. Darrell ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.move-uploaded-file.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+52954 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52954&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52954&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52954&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52954&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52954&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+52954&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php