move file

[esoteric]

Hi guys, i have written this script to display all files in a folder, what to do is somehow turn this into a form or table with options to move the file to another folder. Basically its so i can move news article to a 'archive' folder other wise they all display on my page which before long is just too many and i have too delete them.

 

so far i have

<table width="620" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">News Articles</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="140"> </td>
    <td width="480"> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center"> </td>
    <td align="center"><?php
    $dir = opendir('../edit/news/news/');
echo '<ul>';

while ($read = readdir($dir))
{

if ($read!='.' && $read!='..')
{
echo '<li><a href="../edit/news/news/'.$read.'">'.$read.'</a></li>';
}

}

echo '</ul>';

closedir($dir);
?></td>
  </tr>
</table>

 

Ideally it would be great if i had say a menu next to each file with the option to 'delete' or 'send to achive'

 

thank you

[The Little Guy]

I didn't code everything, so here is an example:

 

This is the page that has the main form of the files you want to move:

<?php
foreach(glob('../edit/news/news/*') as $file){
echo "<input type='checkbox' name='file[]' value='$file' /> $file<br />";
}
?>

 

This is the page that processes the files once you submit the form:

<?php
foreach($_POST['file'] as $file){
if(is_file($file)){
	$filename = basename($file);
	rename($file, "../archives/$filename");
}
}
?>

 

Note: I didn't test this.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

You can enclose your existing code in a form and add two checkboxes to your <li></li> tag (note I put your ../edit/news/news value into the variable $path so that it could be set at one place in your code, but used anywhere it is needed) -

 

	echo "<li><a href='$path/$read'>$read</a> Delete: <input type='checkbox' name='delete' value='$read'> Archive: <input type='checkbox' name='archive' value='$read'></li>";

 

You would then loop over any of the 'delete' checkbox values to delete files and loop over any of the 'archive' checkbox values to archive files.

[esoteric]

You would then loop over any of the 'delete' checkbox values to delete files and loop over any of the 'archive' checkbox values to archive files.

 

Your code works to add checkboxes, but i don't understand what you mean by this? Could you please explain? Thank you.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Upon further review (and testing) of the code I posted, you would need to make the name="" attributes arrays (delete[] and archive[]).

 

You would then be able to process the checkboxes using code similar to this -

 

<?php
// your authentication/log in check code would go here...

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
if(isset($_POST['delete']) && is_array($_POST['delete'])){
	foreach($_POST['delete'] as $value){
		echo "Delete $value<br />";
		// your code to delete the file given by $value would go here...
	}
}
if(isset($_POST['archive']) && is_array($_POST['archive'])){
	foreach($_POST['archive'] as $value){
		echo "Archive $value<br />";
		// your code to archive the file give by $value would go here...
	}
}
}
?>

[The Little Guy]

Using PFMaBiSmAd's code, I added some error checking:

 

<?php
// your authentication/log in check code would go here...

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
if(isset($_POST['delete']) && is_array($_POST['delete'])){
	foreach($_POST['delete'] as $value){
		if(file_exists($value)){
			echo "Delete $value<br />";
			unlink($value);
		}else{
			echo "File Not Found $value; Did Not Delet<br />e";
		}
	}
}
if(isset($_POST['archive']) && is_array($_POST['archive'])){
	foreach($_POST['archive'] as $value){
		if(file_exists($value)){
			echo "Archive $value<br />";
			rename($value, "../archives/$filename");
		}else{
			echo "File Not Found $value; Did Not Move<br />";	
		}
	}
}
}
?>

[esoteric]

So i take it that script would be the form action? How would the form look? i tried wrapping my php code in form tags but it didn't work

 

Thanks for your patience

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Before the <table> tag, add this line -

<form action='form_processing_code_file_name.php' method='post'>

 

After the </table> tag, add these lines -

<input type='hidden' name='submit'>
<input type='submit'>
</form>

[The Little Guy]

You would make your form kinda like this:

 

<form action="/process/processFiles.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr>
	<td>Filename</td>
	<td>Archive</td>
	<td>Delete</td>
</tr>
<?php
foreach(glob('../edit/news/news/*') as $file){
	echo "<tr>";
	echo "<td>$file</td>";
	echo "<td><input type='checkbox' name='archive[]' value='$file' /> $file</td>";
	echo "<td><input type='checkbox' name='delete[]' value='$file' /> $file</td>";
	echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</table>
</form>

[esoteric]

Thanks for all your replies, i have read through and tried each one without much luck, im still struggling to grasp php

 

This is what i have, i check a checkbox and press submit query then i take me to a page to a '0' in the top left, but nothing happens teh file doesnt move or delete

 

<table width="620" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">News Articles</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="140"> </td>
    <td width="480"> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center"> </td>
    <td align="center">
<?php
$path = ('../edit/news/news/');
    $dir = opendir('../edit/news/news/');
echo '<ul>';

while ($read = readdir($dir))
{

if ($read!='.' && $read!='..')
{
?>
<form action="/admin/edit/news/process.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr>
	<td>Filename <? echo "<a href='$path/$read'>$read</a>" ?></td>
	<td>Archive: <input type='checkbox' name='archive' value='$read'></td>
	<td>Delete: <input type='checkbox' name='delete' value='$read'></td>
</tr>
</table>
    <input type='hidden' name='submit'>
<input type='submit'>
</form>
<?
}

}

echo '</ul>';

closedir($dir);
?>
</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td align="center"> </td>
    <td align="center"> </td>
  </tr>
</table>

 

Im guessing the page above is completely wrong?

[PFMaBiSmAd]

That code is nothing like either of us suggested in this thread. I recommend that you go back to the starting code and make just the changes to it that were suggested.

[esoteric]

Ok the following works to delete it but the problem im having is it wont move it too archive,

 

Warning: rename(../edit/news/news/test news article.txt,../edit/news/archives/) [function.rename]: Not a directory

Thing is there is a folder there, my folder my txt files are in is: 'website'/admin/edit/news/news/ and the archive folder is at 'website'/admin/edit/news/archive/

 

<form action='' method='post'>
<table width="620" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
	<td>Filename</td>
	<td>Archive</td>
	<td>Delete</td>
</tr>
<?php
$path =('../edit/news/news/');
    $dir = opendir('../edit/news/news/');
echo '<ul>';

while ($read = readdir($dir))
{

if ($read!='.' && $read!='..')
{
echo '<li><a href="'.$path.$read.'">'.$read.'</a></li>';
}

}

echo '</ul>';

foreach(glob('../edit/news/news/*') as $file){
	echo "<tr>";
	echo "<td>$file</td>";
	echo "<td><input type='checkbox' name='archive[]' value='$file' /> $file</td>";
	echo "<td><input type='checkbox' name='delete[]' value='$file' /> $file</td>";
	echo "</tr>";
}
closedir($dir);
?>
</table>
<input type='hidden' name='submit'>
<input type='submit'>
</form>
<?php
// your authentication/log in check code would go here...

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
if(isset($_POST['delete']) && is_array($_POST['delete'])){
	foreach($_POST['delete'] as $value){
		if(file_exists($value)){
			echo "Delete $value<br />";
			unlink($value);
		}else{
			echo "File Not Found $value; Did Not Delete<br />";
		}
	}
}
if(isset($_POST['archive']) && is_array($_POST['archive'])){
	foreach($_POST['archive'] as $value){
		if(file_exists($value)){
			echo "Archive $value<br />";
			rename($value, "../edit/news/archives/$filename");
		}else{
			echo "File Not Found $value; Did Not Move<br />";	
		}
	}
}
}
?>

 

The only other thing is can i have it display the file name as in 'test news article.txt' rather than the whole path ''../edit/news/news/test news article.txt''

 

Thanks again, i know its a pain help complete idiots out 

 

 

edit: forgot the mention that this script is in the location "'website'/admin/control/ "if that helps at all.

[voip03]

you need to echo the input value.

<td>Archive: <input type='checkbox' name='archive' value='<? echo $read'; ?>></td>      
<td>Delete: <input type='checkbox' name='delete' value='<? echo $read; ?>'></td>

[voip03]

When you unlink, make your sure att the dir path and value.

 

PFMaBiSmAd

The Little Guy

cox of you I have learnt some codes. THANK YOU.

[esoteric]

I tried what you guys said but nothing, when i try to echo the value it does nothing (cant delete or move), it keeps putting out an error on line 56 which is

rename($value, "../edit/news/archives/$filename");

 

I tried many variation of this line but nothing solves it, any ideas?

[voip03]

What is your error?

[esoteric]

Warning: rename(../edit/news/news/test2.txt,../edit/news/archives/) [function.rename]: Not a directory in /xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/admin/control/listnews.php on line 56

[voip03]

means problem in dir path!

you need to check  ->  ../edit/news/news/test2.txt,../edit/news/archives/

 

try removing ..

[esoteric]

finally got it to move but it just appears in the same directory as my script and it is named whatever filename i give so for example

 

rename($value, "$filename");

 

the file would then be called "$filename" 

[voip03]

Pl check The Little Guy's code

 

	
rename($value, "../archives/$filename");			

[esoteric]

The path i wrong with that code, the variable $file holds the path to the existing file, how can i make a new variable with the new file path?

 

i know i can do something like

$new = ../edit/news/archives/

 

but i don't know ho to get the file name on the end, all the variable seem to be holding the path as well

[voip03]

rename

http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php

 

<?
// rename (' dir path/filename ', ' new dir path/ filename 
rename('/edit/news/news/'.$value, "/edit/news/archives/$value");
?>