Uploading file in incorrect dir

[soycharliente]

Files are being uploaded to my root directory instead of the specified folder in my code. I've tried multiple options for the upload-to folder that include:

$upload_dir = './videos/';

$upload_dir = '/videos/';

$upload_dir = 'videos/';

$upload_dir = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/videos/';

 

if (count($err) < 1 && $_FILES['File']['error'] == 0)
{
$v_URL = uploadVideo($_SESSION['UserID'],$id,$issue,$reply,$title,$desc);
$upload_dir = './videos/';
$upload_file = basename($upload_dir.$v_URL.'.'.$extension[1]);
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['File']['tmp_name'], $upload_file))
{
	//chmod($upload_file, 0705); this doesn't work either, but that's another post soon 
	header('Location: /video.php?id='.$v_URL);
	exit();
}
else { $err['Posting'] = '<p class="error">Could not post video. Please try again.</p>'; }
}

 

Can anyone help me? I don't know what questions to ask.

Thanks.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

basename

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

 

basename — Returns filename component of path

 

Description

string basename ( string $path [, string $suffix ] )

Given a string containing a path to a file, this function will return the base name of the file.

 

^^^ Why are you using basename() after you have formed your upload path? ^^^

 

 

[soycharliente]

Good question. When I read the manual about it I just figured it made the slashes go the right way. It was in the tutorial I followed.

[soycharliente]

I took out the basename() call and reinserted my $_SERVER solution. Works as expected now.

chmod() works as expected too, so that fix killed two birds with one stone.

 

if (count($err) < 1 && $_FILES['File']['error'] == 0)
{
$v_URL = uploadVideo($_SESSION['UserID'],$id,$issue,$reply,$title,$desc);
$upload_dir = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/videos/';
$upload_file = $upload_dir.$v_URL.'.'.$extension[1];
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['File']['tmp_name'], $upload_file))
{
	chmod($upload_file, 0705);
	header('Location: /video.php?id='.$v_URL);
	exit();
}
else { $err['Posting'] = '<p class="error">Could not post video. Please try again.</p>'; }
}

 

Thanks.