Re: Access to network shares

>>change the service from localhost to a specific user localhost = LocalService sorry, had to correct myself. ~nicole www.aeontrek.com "Nicole Amashta" <430ntr3k@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:20020206215555.11608.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I first posted to this newgroup with this very problem. > > To fix, assuming you are on NT or Win2k and running apache as a service, you > would change the service from localhost to a specific > user with that user given the proper permissions. The user would be setup on > the machine you are trying to access over the network. > > start > programs > administrative tools > services > > change the apache service "log on as" to an existing user with the login and > password assigned to it. > > need further help? let me know. > > good luck! > nicole amashta > www.aeontrek.com > > ========================== > > "Michael A. Fallavollita" <mikef@microtech.com> wrote in message > news:20020206204610.26874.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > It seems impossible for me to use file system and directory functions that > > attempt to access network drives on another server. > > > > For example, take the dir() example from the manual: > > > > <?php > > function getDirList($dirName) > > { > > $d = dir($dirName); > > while($entry = $d->read()) > > { > > if ($entry != "." && $entry != "..") > > { > > if (is_dir($dirName."/".$entry)) > > { > > getDirList($dirName."/".$entry); > > } > > else > > print("$entry<br>\n"); > > } > > } > > } > > > > getDirList("//server/share/dir"); > > getDirList("S:\\dir"); > > ?> > > > > If S: is mapped to \\server\share then the above will fail with: > > Warning OpenDir: Invalid argument (errno 22) in .... > > > > I've tried using '/', '\' (properly escaped) and UNC names. > > I've given full control permissions both via the filesystem and the share > to > > the user. > > > > I'm sure I'm missing something. > > > > -- Mike Fallavollita > > mikef@microtech.com > > > > > > > >