PHP upload question

[nelis]

I agree with djr33...

I think the point of the ftp functions is to get to a third party server.. Let's say for instance you want to upload a file to your web page, but you're really storing on another server (that has ftp access)...

[alexjewell]

How do you figure out 'tmp_name'?

[alexjewell]

Ok, I'm getting an error with this code - undefined index?

$file = $_REQUEST['file'];

$basedir = 'd:\webspace\ADMIN\alexjewell.com\WWW\amanda';

$tmp_name = $_FILES[$file]['tmp_name'];
$new_name = $_FILES[$file]['name'];

move_uploaded_file($tmp_name , $basedir.$new_name);

echo "<p>File uploaded successfully</p>"; 

I think it's basically saying it can't find where the temp file's been uploaded. How do we find this out?

ps - should I be using something along the lines of is_uploaded_file or $HTTP_POST_FILES?

[alexjewell]

Ok, I've worked around some code and done some things. The PHP errors are gone, but now my second die statement is showing up: "Couldn't upload file".

I decided to echo the address of the new file, and it's really weird:

I practiced with a file called hovers.js...this is what it echoed: d:\webspace\ADMIN\alexjewell.com\WWW\amanda\h
It took the first letter and dropped the rest? I then used a file called js.php, and it ended up just like the h: amanda\j.

$file = $_REQUEST['file'] or die("<p>Could not retrieve file</p>");

$basedir = 'd:\webspace\ADMIN\alexjewell.com\WWW\amanda\\';

$tmp_name = $file['tmp_name'];
$new_name = $file['name'];

echo "<p>".$basedir.$new_name."</p>";

move_uploaded_file($tmp_name , $basedir.$new_name) or die("<p>Couldn't upload file</p>");

echo "<p>File uploaded successfully</p>"; 

What's going on?!

[alexjewell]

Ok, the problem has been solved. I went with a different avenue altogether. But if anyone would like to point out the problems with the above script, that'd be cool.

[ajitsingh]

First you can find out that it uses ASCII or binary.
Then put it.

[ajitsingh]

<?php

// --------------------------------------------------------------------
// THE TRIGGER
// --------------------------------------------------------------------

// set the various variables
$ftproot = "/public_html/test/";
$srcroot = "/home/kristy/scripts/";
$srcrela = "iwm/";

// connect to the destination FTP & enter appropriate directories both locally and remotely
$ftpc = ftp_connect("ftp.mydomain.com");
$ftpr = ftp_login($ftpc,"username","password");

if ((!$ftpc) || (!$ftpr)) { echo "FTP connection not established!"; die(); }
if (!chdir($srcroot)) { echo "Could not enter local source root directory."; die(); }
if (!ftp_chdir($ftpc,$ftproot)) { echo "Could not enter FTP root directory."; die(); }

// start ftp'ing over the directory recursively
ftpRec ($srcrela);

// close the FTP connection
ftp_close($ftpc);

// --------------------------------------------------------------------
// THE ACTUAL FUNCTION
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
function ftpRec ($srcrela)
{
global $srcroot;
global $ftproot;
global $ftpc;
global $ftpr;

// enter the local directory to be recursed through
chdir($srcroot.$srcrela);

// check if the directory exists & change to it on the destination
if (!ftp_chdir($ftpc,$ftproot.$srcrela))
{
// remote directory doesn't exist so create & enter it
ftp_mkdir ($ftpc,$ftproot.$srcrela);
ftp_chdir ($ftpc,$ftproot.$srcrela);
}

if ($handle = opendir("."))
{
while (false !== ($fil = readdir($handle)))
{
if ($fil != "." && $fil != "..")
{
// check if it's a file or directory
if (!is_dir($fil))
{
// it's a file so upload it
ftp_put($ftpc, $ftproot.$srcrela.$fil, $fil, FTP_BINARY);
}
else
{
// it's a directory so recurse through it
if ($fil == "templates")
{
// I want the script to ignore any directories named "templates"
// and therefore, not recurse through them and upload their contents
}
else
{
ftpRec ($srcrela.$fil."/");
chdir ("../");
}
}
}
}
closedir($handle);
}
}
?>

[natatkinson]

Ok, the problem has been solved. I went with a different avenue altogether. But if anyone would like to point out the problems with the above script, that'd be cool.

I'm curious how you solved this problem, I am working on trying to do the same thing right now, upload a file to a different server. I would cry if you could help me.