FTP video upload from form

[djr33]

I have no idea. You pick where you want it to go...

[Jas]

I have no idea. You pick where you want it to go...

Not exactly. . . Every thing I have tried doesn't work. Maybe you can give it a shot and see if you can find the magic path?

[djr33]

"define this as per local system"

Looks like you'll need to figure out where your host puts the temporary uploaded files.

[Jas]

Not to sound rude, but good grief man! I am the host (said it a few times on this thread) Hence why I can't contact the host to find out where to put it (that would be an awkward conversation. . . lots of silence and some mumbling, likely). Again, I don't want to sound rude -- your the only one stickin' with this thread . I will be setting up my computer as the server. Do I need to configure something, or look. . . somewhere in particular?

[djr33]

Regardless of who owns the server, you need to find out where your host [ie the hosting setup/system/configuration] actually places the data that is uploaded.
I don't know very much about server configurations, so not sure what I can suggest.

You could try to find where an uploaded file goes, just by looking for a new file when someone uploads it.

[Jas]

OIC. Sorry.

Is there anyone on DD that can build the script? I like to build all of my stuff myself, but I have been searching for months and haven't found a darn thing.

I found this to, if it helps anyone-- but I couldn't get it to work.

[tech_support]

What I am really looking for is someone to correct the script at the beginning of this thread. . . It is somewhat functional, but it doesn't insert the data from the uploaded to the stored file.

EDIT: I found this script:

<?php
// get FTP access parameters
$host = $_POST['host'];
$user = $_POST['user'];
$pass = $_POST['pass'];
$destDir = $_POST['dir'];
$workDir = "/usr/local/temp"; // define this as per local system

// get temporary file name for the uploaded file
$tmpName = basename($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']);

// copy uploaded file into current directory
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $workDir."/".$tmpName)
 or die("Cannot move uploaded file to working directory");

// open connection
$conn = ftp_connect($host) or die ("Cannot initiate connection to
 host");

// send access parameters
ftp_login($conn, $user, $pass) or die("Cannot login");

// perform file upload
$upload = ftp_put($conn, $destDir."/".$_FILES['file']['name'], 
 $workDir."/".$tmpName, FTP_BINARY);

// check upload status
// display message
if (!$upload) {
  echo "Cannot upload";
} else {
  echo "Upload complete";
}

// close the FTP stream
ftp_close($conn);

// delete local copy of uploaded file
unlink($workDir."/".$tmpName) or die("Cannot delete uploaded
 file from working directory -- manual deletion recommended");
?>

But what is this:
$workDir = "/usr/local/temp"; // define this as per local system
I can't figure out what it should be.
Can anyone help here?

Try %temp%

(Only works on Windows)

[Jas]

Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work.

Cannot move uploaded file to working directory

[tech_support]

Then try the root of your web folder, or don't enter anything at all.

[Jas]

Tried that already. Same things (even with full path or full url). I am REALLY thinking that I am missing something fundemental here. . . But I have no idea what. Can someone perhaps try to make it work, and then let me know what happened?