[SOLVED] MkDir PHP problem

[kool_samule]

I have a simple mkdir script, that creates a directory that contains 3 sub-fodlers, on my server.

 

The script works fine on my Apache server and if the directory exists, the error message is displayed.

 

However on my IIS, I get an HTTP error, I don't think that the script is getting to the "if" or "else" functions :

PHP Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: File exists  in C:\Web\QT\admin\script.php on line 85

// URL
$url = "//Server/Folder1/Folder2/";

// Create It
$create = mkdir("$url");
mkdir("$url/Sub1");
mkdir("$url/Sub2");
mkdir("$url/Sub3");

if ($create) {
  $mess = $ref = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']; header( 'refresh: 0; url='.$ref);;
  $query = sprintf("UPDATE tbl_freelancer SET freedir='y' WHERE freeid=%s", GetSQLValueString($colname_rsFreelance_Dir, "int"));
  $result = mysql_query($query, $conndb2) or die(mysql_error());
}
else {
  $mess = "<p>Directory could not be created.</p>";
}

 

Is there a way of getting this to work?

[Bricktop]

Hi kool_samule,

 

It's probably a permissions issue, i.e. the server is not allowing you to create in that directory.  Try CHMODding the containing folder to 777.

 

 

[kool_samule]

Hi Bricktop,

 

The mkdir works fine on the server (it creates it).

 

The problem is when the directory already exists, and you try to create it again, you should see an error message, rather than an HTTP 500 message.

 

Does that make sense?

[JonnoTheDev]

It's probably a permissions issue, i.e. the server is not allowing you to create in that directory.  Try CHMODding the containing folder to 777.

No. There is simply no condition to state that if the directory already exists then do not create. Here:

<?php
$newDir = "/home/html/mynewdir";
// if the directory does not exist then create it
if(!is_dir($newDir)) {
mkdir($newDir);
}
?>

[kool_samule]

Nice one, sorted it! Cheers