Can you find the cause???

[mattal999]

i have this code:

 

<?php
session_start();
$file = $_POST['file'];

$text = $_POST['content'];
$username = $_SESSION['userName'];
chdir($username);
$handle = fopen("$file", "x+");

chmod("$file", 0777);

fwrite($handle, $text);

chmod("$file", 0755);

echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=" . $file . "'>Here</a>";
?>

 

which returns this (posted filename = lol.php):

 

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  fopen() [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect.  The script whose uid/gid is 1051756/1051756 is not allowed to access /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/mattal999 owned by uid/gid 33/33 in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>7</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  fopen(lol.php) [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>7</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  chmod() [<a href='function.chmod'>function.chmod</a>]: Unable to access lol.php in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>8</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  chmod() [<a href='function.chmod'>function.chmod</a>]: No such file or directory in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>8</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>9</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  chmod() [<a href='function.chmod'>function.chmod</a>]: Unable to access lol.php in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>10</b><br />

<br />

<b>Warning</b>:  chmod() [<a href='function.chmod'>function.chmod</a>]: No such file or directory in <b>/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php</b> on line <b>10</b><br />

File lol.php created! Edit it Here

 

help plz!

[marcus]

Use a full path.

 

$file = "/path/to/folder/where/etc/" . $_POST['file'];

//etc...

# when you chmod it, chmod $handle

[mattal999]

nope it still doesn't work...

[marcus]

CHMOD the folder of the files to 0777

[mattal999]

i already have...

 

i was thinking... is there a way to copy the file: new2.php, from the sites/ folder to sites/$username?

[kratsg]

Something's telling me it's your php.ini settings.

 

You do have safe mode on meaning some accessibility is limited.

 

Also, your quoting is wrong for this line:

 

echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=" . $file . "'>Here</a>";

 

It should be:

 

echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=$file'>Here</a>";

 

Since you already have echoed out in double quotes, variables don't need to be added on, ie.

 

echo "Hello, my name is ".$var." and I am saying hello.";
echo "Hello, my name is $var and I am saying hello.";
echo "Hello, my name is '$var' and I am saying hello."

 

All three will echo the variable correctly.

[mattal999]

well, i changed that...

 

any other ideas on how to make it work...

 

if i ask my hoster to take off safe mode for me then do you think it will make a difference?

 

thanks

[mattal999]

nobody got a solution?

[MadTechie]

Yeah i got one,

 

CAUSE:

$handle = fopen("$file", "x+");

 

Warning:  fopen() [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen[/url]]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect.  The script whose uid/gid is 1051756/1051756 is not allowed to access /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/mattal999 owned by uid/gid 33/33 in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 7

 

FIX:

turn off SAFE MODE

 

[mattal999]

whats the great thing about SAFE MODE anyway? what will happen if my hoster will turn it off? ive requested it and i am awaiting a reply...

[MadTechie]

SAFE MODE = more secure..

LMAO.. well they say that..

 

why are you trying to access a file create by another user anyway ?

if they where the same your be okay even with safe mode!

[mattal999]

well basically im making a web hosting system...

 

its flat file based...

 

when a user signs up, it makes a new folder called (their username) and registers them in the username and pwd system.

 

and i want them to create a new file in their folder but i cannot do this by using a file in sites/ when their folder is sites/(username)/.

 

help please...

 

i have tried many things.

[MadTechie]

Like this!

 

assuming that the folder sites/test/ exists

 

<?php
$username = "test";
$filename = "sites/$username/";
$somecontent = "Blar\n";

// Let's make sure the file exists and is writable first.
if (is_writable($filename)) {

    // In our example we're opening $filename in append mode.
    // The file pointer is at the bottom of the file hence
    // that's where $somecontent will go when we fwrite() it.
    if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'w+')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
    }

    // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
    if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
        echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
        exit;
    }
    echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filename)";
    fclose($handle);
} else {
    echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?> 

[mattal999]

hmmm... new code:

 

<?php
session_start();
$username = $_SESSION['userName'];
$file = $_POST['file];
$filename = "$username/$file";
$somecontent = "This is a new file";
if (is_writable($filename)) {
    if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'x+')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
    }

    // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
    if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
        echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
        exit;
    }
    echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=$file'>Here</a>";
    fclose($handle);
} else {
    echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?> 

 

new error:

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ']' in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 8

 

EDIT: fixed error, missing a '.

 

now i get:

 

The file mattal999/new9.php is not writable

[mattal999]

nobody?

 

EDIT: new code:

 

<?php
session_start();
$username = $_SESSION['userName'];
$file = $_POST['file'];
$filename = "$username/$file";
$somecontent = "This is a new file";
chmod($username, 0777);
if (is_writable($filename)) {
    if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'w+')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
    }

    // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
    if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
        echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
        exit;
    }
    echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=$file'>Here</a>";
    fclose($handle);
} else {
    echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?> 

[mattal999]

please help, this is stressing me out like mad.

 

it's just not possible to write to another folder in the current directory using any code at all...

 

there has to be some way!

[MadTechie]

try this

 

<?php
session_start();
$username = $_SESSION['userName'];
$file = $_POST['file'];
$curpath = dirname(__FILE__);
$filename = "$curpath/$username/$file";
$somecontent = "This is a new file";
echo (chmod($curpath."/".$username, 0777))?"":"chmod failed";
if (is_writable($filename)) {
    if (!$handle = fopen($filename, 'w+')) {
         echo "Cannot open file ($filename)";
         exit;
    }

    // Write $somecontent to our opened file.
    if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE) {
        echo "Cannot write to file ($filename)";
        exit;
    }
    echo "<font face='verdana' size='2'><center>File $file created! Edit it <a href='writenew.php?file=$file'>Here</a>";
    fclose($handle);
} else {
    echo "The file $filename is not writable";
}
?> 

 

or use can use

chdir($username);

[mattal999]

nope and ive tried chdir b4...

 

this isnt possible is it?...

[MadTechie]

this works for me

<?php
$user = "Test";
$file = "MyFile.txt";
$CurDir = dirname(__FILE__);
$somecontent = "TEST";
$NewDir = "$CurDir/$user";
$filepath = $NewDir."/".$file;

if (!file_exists($NewDir) && !is_dir($NewDir) ) mkdir($NewDir, 0755);

if( is_dir($NewDir) )
{
if (is_writable($NewDir))
{
	if (!$handle = fopen($filepath, 'w+'))
	{
		 echo "Cannot open file ($filepath)";
		 exit;
	}

	// Write $somecontent to our opened file.
	if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE)
	{
		echo "Cannot write to file ($filepath)";
		exit;
	}

	echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filepath)";

	fclose($handle);

} else {
	echo "The file $filepath is not writable";
}
}
?>

[mattal999]

nope... code:

 

<?php
session_start();
$user = $_SESSION['userName'];
$file = $_POST['file'];
$CurDir = dirname(__FILE__);
$somecontent = "TEST";
$NewDir = "$CurDir/$user";
$filepath = $NewDir."/".$file;

if (!file_exists($NewDir) && !is_dir($NewDir) ) mkdir($NewDir, 0755);

if( is_dir($NewDir) )
{
if (is_writable($NewDir))
{
	if (!$handle = fopen($filepath, 'x+'))
	{
		 echo "Cannot open file ($filepath)";
		 exit;
	}

	// Write $somecontent to our opened file.
	if (fwrite($handle, $somecontent) === FALSE)
	{
		echo "Cannot write to file ($filepath)";
		exit;
	}

	echo "Success, wrote ($somecontent) to file ($filepath)";

	fclose($handle);

} else {
	echo "The file $filepath is not writable";
}
}
?>

 

returns error:

 

Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid/gid is 1051756/1051756 is not allowed to access /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/mattal999 owned by uid/gid 33/33 in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 16

 

Warning: fopen(/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/mattal999/test2.phphp) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 16

Cannot open file (/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/mattal999/test2.phphp)

 

its really not possible...

[mattal999]

i have absolutely no idea how to make this work...

 

i am |-| this close to giving up!

 

please, any last suggestions?

[MadTechie]

remove the user folder, and try my script again

[mattal999]

i took out the user folder lolol after registering and then ran script:

 

Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid/gid is 1051756/1051756 is not allowed to access /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/lolol owned by uid/gid 33/33 in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 16

 

Warning: fopen(/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/lolol/test9997.php) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/new2.php on line 16

Cannot open file (/home/users/uks51756/html/games4uonline.com/sites/lolol/test9997.php)

[mattal999]

yay!

 

i found out how to turn off safe mode with my hosters and now it works fine!

 

cheers MadTechie!

 

you are a gr8 person 

 

thanks again