many thanks i'll try that asap.
Steve
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> He!
>
> Don't use the function 'copy', but 'move_uploaded_file'.
>
> Ready...
> Daniel Kieviet
> Xsarus Internetdiensten
> Holland
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andre P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Steve Brett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "php-db@lists. php. net (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 6:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] upload problem ...
>
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > When you use input type=file the web server uploads the file to a
> > temporary directory which it must have write access to, i.e. the user
> > that the httpd process is run as must have write access to /php/tmp.
> >
> > To my knowledge there is no way of allowing the httpd process to write
> > to that directory using your ftp users/password. Bear in mind that you
> > could change the temporary upload directory from /php/tmp to /tmp.
> >
> > do you have full access to you box or only an account?
> >
> > hope this helps
> >
> > ciao
> > Andre.
> >
> > Steve Brett wrote:
> >
> > >hi,
> > >
> > >i have a site and need to write a script to upload / download files so
> the
> > >database can be updated / backed up.
> > >
> > >i've tried setting up an <input type=file ... and this works fine on my
> > >machine but php gives an eror onthe server saying that the /php/tmp dir
> > >cannot be written to by, i assume, the nobody account within whihc the
> web
> > >server runs.
> > >
> > >i need to be bale to write to the httpd dir using php and then i can
get
> > >the db to import the files.
> > >
> > >i have an ftp username and password but don't know how to get php to
pass
> > >the authorisation the server. the site is already password protected
just
> > >using a table of username / passowrds.
> > >
> > >many thanks in advance
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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