Re: copy() for file upload

the copy $FILE_name var needs to be $NAME-OF-FIELD_name [that should return the proper thing] (i think) this is a php script i use to upload some avatar (image) files etc maybe it will help -------------------- <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="Avatar.php"> <input type="hidden" name="action" value="put"> <input type="file" name="avf" size=20> <input type="submit" value="Put File"> </form> <?php error_reporting(E_ALL); if($action == "put"){ if(is_uploaded_file($avf)){ if(is_file("modules/Chat/Avatars/".$avf_name)){ unlink("modules/Chat/Avatars/".$avf_name); } copy($avf,"modules/Chat/Avatars/".$avf_name); chmod("modules/Chat/Avatars/".$avf_name,0777); } } ?> --------------------- <thomash@gmx.co.za> wrote in message news:14611.1044432996@www55.gmx.net... > Hi guys, > > I realize that this might be rather a question for the general list, but i > will try it here anyway (still have to subscribe to general). > I am using the copy() method to upload pictures to my site. However, i am > experiencing all sorts of problems. The most common one is that it does not > find the 'on-the-fly' variable called $File_name. This var gets created with the > filename of the upload picture. > Here are the two error messages i encounter: > > 1. Running Linux: > > Warning: Unable to open 'C:\\Documents and Settings\\Thomash\\My > Documents\\My Pictures\\ieeelogo2.gif' for reading: No such file or directory in > /usr/www/users/thomasd/members/mypictures.php on line 37 > > Warning: unlink() failed (No such file or directory) in > /usr/www/users/thomasd/members/mypictures.php on line > 38 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- > > 2. Windows 2000: > > Notice: Undefined variable: File_name in > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\pdev\thomash.net\members\mypictures.php on line 37 > > Warning: copy(../images/mypictures/_general/uploads/) [function.copy]: > failed to create stream: Permission denied in > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\pdev\thomash.net\members\mypictures.php on line 37 > > Notice: Undefined variable: File_name in > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\pdev\thomash.net\members\mypictures.php on line 43 > > -------------- > > Both times Apache is used. > > Thomas Hochstetter > > -- > +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ > NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr für 1 ct/ Min. surfen! >