problem using ftp

[hno]

HI

 

I'm writing a back up script that It uses ftp function for transfering files to the remote host . I have write this code but it isn't upload them .It has connected to the host but it couldn't transfer the files and says "There was a problem while uploading" according to this code :

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// file to move:

$local_file = 'Install.htm';

$ftp_path = 'Install.htm';

$conn_id = ftp_connect($host, 21) or die ("Cannot connect to host");

ftp_login($conn_id, $usr, $pwd) or die("Cannot login");

if (ftp_put($conn_id, $ftp_path,  $local_file, FTP_ASCII)) {

echo "successfully uploaded $file\n";

} else {

echo "There was a problem while uploading $file\n";

}

ftp_close($conn_id);

 

what is the problem ?

 

thanks

[RussellReal]

you probably don't have access to write to the directory you start in.. try changing directories.

[hno]

you probably don't have access to write to the directory you start in.. try changing directories.

 

I changed the path but it wasn't work

how can I do so ?

[Zane]

What did you change the path to, would be pretty useful to know?  When you FTP something you have to give the explicit.. absolute path to where it's going.. not just  "install.htm"

 

There could be 300 install.htm's on that FTP server.

 

an example path would be

$ftp_path = "/public_html/MyAwesomeInstaller";

[hno]

What did you change the path to, would be pretty useful to know?  When you FTP something you have to give the explicit.. absolute path to where it's going.. not just  "install.htm"

 

There could be 300 install.htm's on that FTP server.

 

an example path would be

$ftp_path = "/public_html/MyAwesomeInstaller";

 

i changed the ftp_path to  "$ftp_path = '"/public_html/sssss.htm';" but it didn't make different

 

[hno]

What did you change the path to, would be pretty useful to know?  When you FTP something you have to give the explicit.. absolute path to where it's going.. not just  "install.htm"

 

There could be 300 install.htm's on that FTP server.

 

an example path would be

$ftp_path = "/public_html/MyAwesomeInstaller";

 

i changed the ftp_path to  "$ftp_path = '"/public_html/sssss.htm';" but it didn't make different

 

please help me , have you written a ftp function to making back ups from your files ?

 

plz , give me some examples

 

thanks

[Zane]

it may be as RusselReal already put it.  You only have read privileges.

 

If you have access to the Server itself that FTP is hosted on, then you should change the permissions on the files to 0755 for the ftp username you're ..... using.