RE: [PHP-WIN] Reading mapped drive with PHP5

Trevor, Thanks for your suggestions. I did manage to solve it in a semi-PHP way. The script buiulds a batchfile to execute some Java apps. All I did was to build a few lines at the beginning of the batch file to do the copying at dos level. Did the trick. Cheers George > -----Original Message----- > From: Gryffyn, Trevor [mailto:TGryffyn@air-cargo-inc.com] > Sent: 14 September 2004 2:43 pm > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Cc: George Pitcher > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Reading mapped drive with PHP5 > > > I found this page relating to mapped drives and PHP: > http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=26214&edit=1 > > Since you upgraded your PHP, maybe some of your other settings changed > as well. This page indicates that mapped drives are user-specific and > if your PHP script is running as a different user, that it might not > have access to the same mappings and that cause a problem. > > This page: > ß×»«J > L¾$Gã‘X(#http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=10262019 > > Mentions someone who couldn't use the UNC but could use a mapped drive. > They said changing to the CGI version enabled them to use the UNC. > Sounds like a far shot, and I have no idea why this would make a > difference (I'm sure someone on here does though.. I'd be curious to > find out). > > Some things to look into at least. > > -TG > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@ingenta.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:56 AM > > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Reading mapped drive with PHP5 > > > > > > Hi, > > > > No response received after my request yesterday, so I'll try again. > > > > I have a script that copies a file from a mapped drive on my > > local network > > and places it in a particular directory on my laptop. I then > > do somethjing > > with the file. > > > > While I ran PHP4.3 it worked like a dream, and since > > upgrading to PHP5, it > > just ignores the call - not even an error message is getting > > displayed. > > > > Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening (access permissions > > haven't changed since upgrading)? > > > > Better still, does anyone know the solution? > > > > Cheers > > > > George in Oxford > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > >