Major errors in upload script

[cs1h]

Hi,

I'm trying to upload a file, assign it a random name (with no spaces) and then reference it to a database. I am using the following script to achieve this but its not working, when I run it all I get is an error message

 

Warning: move_uploaded_file(b9d0c5a423d27d8cef8a685418f38419.Cows 001) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in D:\Inetpub\vhost\myroho.com\httpdocs\adding.php on line 31

 

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move 'C:\WINDOWS\Temp\php40BC.tmp' to 'b9d0c5a423d27d8cef8a685418f38419.Cows 001' in D:\Inetpub\vhost\myroho.com\httpdocs\adding.php on line 31

Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.

.

 

The script is

 

<?
function  tend_this_file($name, $ext=false)
{	
if($ext)
{	#
	#   Extention is required; do not return the name
	#   of the tending file.
	#
	return substr(basename($name), -4);
}
else
{	#
	#    Extention wanted removed; so return the extention
	#
	return substr(basename($name), 0, -4);
}
}

#
$name=$_POST['name']; 
$country=$_POST['menuFilesDMA']; 
$type=$_POST['Catagory'];
$Email=$_POST['Email']; 
$Title=$_POST['title']; 
$Abstract=$_POST['message'];
$Article=$_POST['messagetwo'];  
$pic=($_FILES['photo']['name']);

$new_name = md5(mktime()*rand()).".".tend_this_file($_FILES['photo']['name']);
//Writes the photo to the server 
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['photo']['tmp_name'], $target.$new_name)) 
{ 
// Connects to your Database 
mysql_connect("localhost", "tr", "cretd") or die(mysql_error()) ; 
mysql_select_db("real") or die(mysql_error()) ; 

//Writes the information to the database 
mysql_query($sql = "insert into `items` (`name`, `country`, `type`, `Email`, `Title`, `Abstract`, `Article`, `photo`) values ('$name', '$country', '$type', '$Email', '$Title', '$Abstract', '$Article', '$new_name)"); 
//Tells you if its all ok 
echo "The file ". basename($_FILES['photo']['name']). " has been uploaded, and your information has been added to the directory"; 
} 
else { 

//Gives and error if its not 
echo "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file."; 
} 
?>

 

If any one can help it would be much appriciated.

 

Thanks

Colin

[colombian]

The permission denied problem could be that you have not set-up the folder to allow write requests.

You can set the folder permissions to 7 7 7, if you want to give it full read/write access from your page.

 

Both errors may be associated with that.

 

Here is a good article on permissions:

http://www.interspire.com/content/articles/12/1/FTP-and-Understanding-File-Permissions

 

Here is an excerpt from it:

---

What's CHMOD?

CHMOD stands for Change Mode and simply means that you are changing your permissions on the file or folder. "CHMOD" is also a UNIX command that is used in code and through the command line to change permissions on files and folders.

 

For example, in PHP it's used like this: chmod("/path/to/filename", 0755);

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[cs1h]

hi,

I tried changing the file access but I am still getting the same message, will it make a difference that I am using a windows server not a unix (for my script).

 

Cheers

Colin