Chapter 5: Add_Pdf. Problem Locating Pdfs File In 'Config' File

[armlocker]

Hail All

 

I have a problem with naming the location of the pdfs file in the config.inc.php file, which is preventing me from uploading pdfs:

 

config.inc.php

define ('BASE_URI', '/path/to/dir/');

define ('BASE_URL', 'www.wolfcut.co.uk/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('MYSQL', BASE_URI . 'mysql.inc.php');

 

root directory files on my web hosting server (fatcow)

/wolfcut/pdfs/

 

and

 

/wolfcut/includes/config.inc.php

 

error message

move_uploaded_file (/home/users/web/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/wolfcut/pdfs/2

05c5187b34579c5cffbadd181853f3eea53d443_tmp) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

 

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Please help. I've almost finished the first project in Larry's book

Many thanks

[armlocker]

... things I have already tried which hasn't worked:

 

define ('PDFS_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/wolfcut/pdfs/');

 

define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . 'pdfs/');

[Larry]

The error you're seeing shows you the true absolute path to the directory. Your access begins in /wolfcut, but the server directories do not.

[armlocker]

Hail Larry - 'The Jedi Master of php'

 

I'm at a loss: I contacted the hosting server and been trying all manor of pathways to the the 'pdfs' folder situated on the server. Here's what I've tried, but still the same type of "...failed to open stream: No such file or directory

..." error message. (Interesting research about server directories in the meantime)

 

 

Already tried, but did not work:

 

define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . '/ftp.fatcow.com/21/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . '/ftp.fatcow.com/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/ftp.fatcow.com/21/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/ftp.fatcow.com/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . '/ftp.fatcow.com/laissezfairelondonco/PASSWORD/21/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . '/ftp.fatcow.com/laissezfairelondoncoPASSWORD/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/ftp.fatcow.com/laissezfairelondonco/PASSWORD/21/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/ftp.fatcow.com/laissezfairelondonco/PASSWORD/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] '/ftp.fatcow.com/wolfcut/pdfs/');

define ('PDFS_DIR', '/home/users/web/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/pdfs/');

 

 

Error message in add_pdf.php

 

 

An error occurred in script '/hermes/waloraweb004/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/add_pdf.php' on line 65:

move_uploaded_file(pdfsa59c5ec29a76683da43ef9672987b848c5b6efd0wolfcut/pdfs_tmp) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

 

 

Line 65 of add_pdf.php

if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $dest)) {

[Larry]

Could you confirm: the pdfs directory is in the Web root directory? It's in the same folder as the add_pdf.php script?

[armlocker]

.... the 'pdfs' directory is in the web root directory .... and

.... is in the same folder as 'add_pdf.php script' .... and

.... I'm using a web hosting server .....

 

hope that helps

(The server organisation is the same as Figure 3.3 on page 54)

[Larry]

I'm a bit confused, because your two error messages have different paths. To simplify things, since the "pdfs" directory is in the same directory as "add_pdf.php", then you can just use "./pdfs" as the constant value for that directory. That's relative, not absolute, but should be accurate.

[armlocker]

.... I have tried that constant: define ('PDFS_DIR', BASE_URI . './pdfs/');

but still getting this error message:

 

An error occurred in script '/hermes/waloraweb004/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/add_pdf.php' on line 65:

move_uploaded_file(/path/to/dir/./pdfs/df1bd4fbb72e4547143f5b1d4105ad4a83aec2e0_tmp) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory

 

The line 65 oin add_pdf.php is referring to the config.inc.php constant shown above. But here is line 65 from add_pdf.php:

 

 

62 // Move the file to its proper folder but add _tmp, just in case:

63 $dest = PDFS_DIR . $tmp_name . '_tmp';

64

65 if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $dest)) {

 

67 // Store the data in the session for later use:

68 $_SESSION['pdf']['tmp_name'] = $tmp_name;

69 $_SESSION['pdf']['size'] = $size;

70 $_SESSION['pdf']['file_name'] = $file['name'];

 

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(I have also made sure the directory permissions have been set to all changes in my web hosting server.)

[Larry]

Did you try just using ./pdfs as the destination directory value as I suggested in my previous post?

[armlocker]

I did indeed, just like this:

 

define ('PDFS_DIR', './pdfs');

 

Error still occurs:

 

An error occurred in script '/hermes/waloraweb004/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/add_pdf.php' on line 132:

The PDF could not be added due to a system error. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

The corresponding error on line 132 in add_pdf.php is this:

 

128 // Clear $file and $_SESSION['pdf']:

129 unset($file, $_SESSION['pdf']);

130

131 } else { // If it did not run OK.

132 trigger_error('The PDF could not be added due to a system error. We apologize for any inconvenience.');

133 unlink ($dest);

134 }

135

136 } // End of $errors IF.

[Larry]

That's an improvement, though. If you notice, that's a different error than you were getting before. Can you print out and show us the values of $file['tmp_name'] and $dest?

[armlocker]

yep slowly but surely.... I didn't know I had to give these guys values:

 

  $tmp_name = sha1($file['name'] . uniqid('',true));

  // Move the file to its proper folder but add _tmp, just in case:
  $dest =  PDFS_DIR . $tmp_name . '_tmp';
  if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $dest)) {

   // Store the data in the session for later use:
   $_SESSION['pdf']['tmp_name'] = $tmp_name;
   $_SESSION['pdf']['size'] = $size;
   $_SESSION['pdf']['file_name'] = $file['name'];

 

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On a brighter note, I've complete everything else on knowledge is power, including the paypal side. If you have time, check it out at www.wolfcut.co.uk I'd really like to say thank you again for all your help..... onto Coffee Shop next

[Larry]

You're quite welcome. So just to be clear, this is working for you now?

[armlocker]

nope - same problem with uploading the pdf exists, but everything else is working.

[Larry]

Okay, then do you want to you print out and show us the values of $file['tmp_name'] and $dest, as I requested in my earlier post?

[armlocker]

(please see below)

 

[tmp_name] => /tmp/php2WBJyB

[tmp_name] => 7ac2b0088160002e300ee1fdb8fc44557def0b29

 

 

[dest] => ./pdfs7ac2b0088160002e300ee1fdb8fc44557def0b29_tmp

[Larry]

I'm not sure why you have two tmp_names, but the first is what you should be moving to the destination. And if you look at your destination value, you'll see you're missing a / after "pdfs".

[armlocker]

I've amended the config fig to take care of that missing '/'.

 

values now read like this:

 

  [HTTP_POST_FILES] => Array
							 (
								 [pdf] => Array
									 (
										 [name] => transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf
										 [type] => application/pdf
										 [tmp_name] => /tmp/phpumhDHE
										 [error] => 0
										 [size] => 971389
									 )

						    )

					    [_REQUEST] => Array
							 (
								 [MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 1048576
								 [title] => tra
								 [description] => sdfasdf
								 [submit_button] => Add This PDF
								 [phpSESSID] => 08877f9689982589d29fefa1f4ac1137
							 )

					    [live] => 1
						 [contact_email] => jizzwit@gmail.com
						 [HTTP_SESSION_VARS] => Array
							 (
								 [reg_user_id] => 5
								 [user_admin] => 1
								 [user_id] => 5
								 [username] => Armlocker0358
								 [pdf] => Array
									 (
										 [tmp_name] => 81a11224ad91f1fecb9d5c01ac664dce51a4cd7d
										 [size] => 949
										 [file_name] => transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf
									 )

						    )

					    [_SESSION] => Array
							 (
								 [reg_user_id] => 5
								 [user_admin] => 1
								 [user_id] => 5
								 [username] => Armlocker0358
								 [pdf] => Array
									 (
										 [tmp_name] => 81a11224ad91f1fecb9d5c01ac664dce51a4cd7d
										 [size] => 949
										 [file_name] => transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf
									 )

						    )

					    [reg_user_id] => 5
						 [user_admin] => 1
						 [user_id] => 5
						 [username] => Armlocker0358
						 [dbc] => mysqli Object
							 (
							 )

					    [page_title] => Add a PDF
						 [pages] => Array
							 (
								 [Home] => index.php
								 [About] => #
								 [Contact] => #
								 [Register] => register.php
							 )

					    [this_page] => add_pdf.php
						 [v] => register.php
						 [k] => Register
						 [add_pdf_errors] => Array
							 (
							 )

					    [t] => tra
						 [d] => sdfasdf
						 [file] => Array
							 (
								 [name] => transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf
								 [type] => application/pdf
								 [tmp_name] => /tmp/phpumhDHE
								 [error] => 0
								 [size] => 971389
							 )

					    [size] => 949
						 [tmp_name] => 81a11224ad91f1fecb9d5c01ac664dce51a4cd7d
						 [dest] => ./pdfs81a11224ad91f1fecb9d5c01ac664dce51a4cd7d_tmp
						 [fn] => transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf
						 [q] => INSERT INTO pdfs (tmp_name, title, description, file_name, size) VALUES ('81a11224ad91f1fecb9d5c01ac664dce51a4cd7d', 'tra', 'sdfasdf', 'transformers 2 poster.PDF.pdf', 949)
						 [r] =>
					 )

		    )

    )

   [1] => Array
	 (
		 [file] => /hermes/waloraweb004/b1384/moo.laissezfairelondonco/wolfcut/add_pdf.php
		 [line] => 134
		 [function] => trigger_error
		 [args] => Array
			 (
				 [0] => The PDF could not be added due to a system error. We apologize for any inconvenience.
			 )

    )

)

[Larry]

Look at the value of "dest" in your output.

[armlocker]

I dont know what value is supposed to appear in the $dest variable.... or how to make [tmp_name] => /tmp/php2WBJyB

get transferred to the $dest

[Deaddog]

 

On a brighter note, I've complete everything else on knowledge is power, including the paypal side. If you have time, check it out at www.wolfcut.co.uk I'd really like to say thank you again for all your help..... onto Coffee Shop next

 

Armlocker, I was reading through your post and thought it was cool that you put your website link to a live example from the book, however I was a little bit let down when it linked to a Joomla site...What happened?  Did you give up on hand coding?  I used Joomla for years, the first install was always great.  But I found out that It took so much effort to maintain a Joomla site, sometimes I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it.  Especially when doing sites for other people.  I had finally just had enough.  Once I discovered Ullman's books, I've never looked back.