file directories, and directory access/structure

[Ninjakreborn]

Can someone tell me some stuff about directories, directory structures, and accessing files within a directory.
Or show me a good tutorial on it, I looked everywhere for something pretty good.

I need to know stuff like how to access them.
When to put ./, when to put / or ../ I had someone help me with it some, but I don't really understand.
I know a little, but that's one of my weak spots, any advice?

[makeshift_theory]

Well I had the same dilema, I was trying to ftp a local site structure to a remote location and after a week of testing I finally got it to work, below is the script.  It goes through each directory in the local side and uploads the files to a remote destination.

By the way I "x'ed" out all of the ftp variables so don't actually use test.com haha
[code]

<?
/*
FTP Upload Script

Variable Definition:

$detail if turned on (with any variable passed to it) will display all error messages and system messages

Psuedocode: Grab All Files from local
Create First Folder Name
Change Directory to Created
Check if File or Folder
-> If File Upload to Directory
-> If Folder Create Folders and cycle back through process with this name as the "FROM"

### Written By: Christopher Willard ###
########### Date: 10/16/06 ############


*/




function ftp_dwn($fromDir,$toDir,$chmod,$detail) {

// Initialize FTP Server
$ftp_server = "ftp.test.com";
$ftp_user_name = "########";
$ftp_user_pass = "#@#@#@#@#@#@#@";
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
if((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result))
$error[] = "Could not Connect to the FTP Server";

  ftp_mkdir($conn_id, $toDir);
  ftp_site($conn_id, 'CHMOD 0777 '.$toDir);
  ftp_chdir($conn_id,$toDir); // First run this will be custom/

//echo ftp_pwd($conn_id); // Test to see the current ftp directory;

// Initialize Exception Array
$exceptions = array('.','..');


if ($handle = opendir($fromDir)) {
  while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
  if (!in_array($file,$exceptions)) {
// handle slash exceptions
$from=str_replace('//','/',$fromDir.'/'.$file);

  if (is_file($from))
  { // If local file is a file handle here
    //echo $toDir . "/" . $file . "<br><br>";
  if(!ftp_put($conn_id,$file,$from,FTP_ASCII))
  $error[] = "Could not upload " . $toDir . "/" . $file . " correctly<br><br>";
  if(!ftp_site($conn_id,$chmod,$toDir . "/" . $file))
  $error[] = "Could not chmod " . $toDir . "/" . $file . " successfully.<br><br>";
  }
   
  if(is_dir($from))
  { // If local file is a folder handle here
  ftp_dwn($from,$toDir . "/" . $file,$chmod,$detail=1); // $toDir = custom/css
  }


 
  } // End Exception IF

  closedir($handle);
} else
$error[] = "Cannot Find Source Folder!"; // End Directory Handling

if($detail) { // If Error Detail Is Turned On

foreach ($error as $err)
echo "<font color=red><b>" . $err . "</b></font>";

if(!$error)
echo "<font color=navy><b>FTP Structure Uploaded Successfully.</b></font>";
}


} // End Function

ftp_dwn($fromDir = "cwillard/sites/BioPharm/website/",$toDir = "custom",$chmod = 0755,$detail = 1);
?>
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[Ninjakreborn]

actually that will help a lot, I appreciate it.

Thanks again.

[makeshift_theory]

No problem.  I fought for a week with that script so I definately don't mind passing it on to save others the headache.