opendir('\\\networkdrive\\folder')

[tabasca]

hi everybody here,

I need some help from an expert.

So, I created a website for my company. I want to list a network directory using php script.

I use opendir() function but no way. I received a Warning message telling that the result was to large !!!

 

I tryed several combination of "//" and "\\" and the pb still .

 

please help if any  :'(

 

thks

[kenrbnsn]

Please post your code and the exact error message.

 

Ken

[tabasca]

Thks Ken,

I forget my config:

- IIS server /  Win XP

- PHP / Mysql

the network drive has <Z:> as identif. bat the full path is \\maxserver\mydir

 

Opendir() workd fine with local drives but not with <z:>

[kenrbnsn]

Please post your code and the exact error message. Without seeing these, we can't give you an answer.

 

Ken

[tabasca]

Hi,

 

this is my code :

 

<?php

 

function open_dir ($dir_name)

{

    if ($handle = opendir ($dir_name))

    {

    while (($file = readdir($handle)) != false)

        {

            if ($file != '.' && $file != '..')

         

            if (filetype($dir_name.'/'.$file)== 'dir')

            {

                open_dir ($dir_name.'/'.$file);

            }

            else

            {

                echo "-----  ".$dir_name.'/'.$file."<br>";

            }

        }

    closedir($handle);

    }

 

}

 

 

error_reporting(E_ALL);

ini_set('display_errors', '1');

 

//$rep = "c:";                                                          //  work fine with this declaration

//$rep = "////MyNetworkDrive/Diretory01/";          //  dosn't work  (see message error)

$rep="\\\localhost\\web";                                      // dosn't work  (see message error)

 

open_dir($rep);

 

?>

 

 

Error message :

 

Warning: opendir(//localhost/web) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: Result too large in D:\MySites\tpoe\web\dir.php on line 5

 

[tabasca]

Still nothing yet !!!

 

Any idea ???

Any solution ???

 

Please Help !

[kenrbnsn]

The problem might be that the drive is not mapped for the process that's running the webserver. Take a look at this thread in another forum.

 

Ken

[Pikachu2000]

The slash escaping doesn't look right on the ones that aren't working. If that doesn't help, I don't know what else to suggest.

 

//$rep = "c:";                                                          //  work fine with this declaration
//$rep = "////MyNetworkDrive/Diretory01/";            //  try //MyNetworkDrive/Directory/01/
$rep="\\\localhost\\web";                                      // try \\\\localhost\\web\\

[tabasca]

hi guys,

 

I've tryed what you told me.

system("net use O: \\\MyNetworkDrive/Diretory  mypass/user:myid /persistent:no>nul 2>&1, $rep");

open_dir($rep);

 

And actually, I tart receiving this message :

 

Warning: system() [function.system]: Unable to fork [net use O: \\MyNetworkDrive/Diretory  mypass/user:myid /persistent:no>nul 2>&1] in D:\MySites\tpoe.ort\web\dir.php on line 43

 

Warning: opendir(-1) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No error in D:\MySites\tpoe.ort\web\dir.php on line 5

 

 

I want to know the meaning of this warning messages and if there is any solution /

 

Thanks

[tabasca]

   

[tabasca]

hi,

Is there any suggestion??!!

 

 

[Zane]

This should be of some use to you.

PS.  I found it with Google using the search term "Unable to fork"; and it was the first one on the list

 

http://www.somacon.com/p255.php

 

A quote from the page

In Windows, when trying to execute a system call from a PHP script, you receive a warning like "Warning: system() [function.system]: Unable to fork". A related warning message is "Warning: shell_exec() [function.shell-exec]: Unable to execute"

 

Cause

The most likely cause is insufficient permissions to execute system calls in the web server environment.

 

Fix

You need to give the Internet Guest Account (a.k.a. IUSR_MachineName or simply IUSR) read and execute permission to the command shell program, cmd.exe. Typically, permission to this file is explicitly denied as a security measure.

[tabasca]

Thks a lot Zanus,

may be the solution of this issue  .

 

I will try.