mkdir - Fairly simple question hopefully....

[NoDoze]

I am using a 2 page php form to create a folder name. The first page of the php form askes for the needed info by field: user, name, value. The second page of the php form compiles this info into a folder name so that: user, name, value will be the name of the folder. Then when submited, this form will create the needed folder on the server.

 

I am using this:

<?php

mkdir("/path/to/my/dir", 0777);

?>

 

However, the webserver with the php form is different than where the folder needs to be created. How would I adjust the path to create the folder on a different server? Is this possible?

 

Thanks!

[Asperon]

you would need the absolute path that goes through to the other server, if its on a local machine then you can go to that folder, and go to properties and get the path there

[NoDoze]

These are linux servers....in a local network, an intranet site, so security isn't an issue.

 

But I'm guessing if I made the path like this:

\\192.168.1.152\foldername\folder\

It would work?

 

Would it need FTP access? Or something like that?

 

I've never seen or heard of an php script being able to create a folder on a different server.

 

Please clarify...

 

Thanks!

[Asperon]

I"m not quite familiar with Linux nor do I fully know php's capability with servers.  But it would seem to me that in a local network, you would have access to directories on other parts of the network, so ip or a path such as "\\Server\my documents" in the case of windows. though php may only be limited to the local server on that particular machine.

[Asperon]

also try looking here http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.mkdir.php  to see if it has any info thatmight help

[NoDoze]

Ya, I got that much from that same link

 

Thanks for the help...

 

But does anyone else know the answer...?

 

Thanks.

[d22552000]

how about I help you?

 

use ftp_mkdir.  search it up on php.net.

[NoDoze]

Hmmm...was trying to avoid using FTP...to try to limit the overhead...and make intergration with the existing php simple...

 

Anyone got any other ideas?

 

Thanks...