Finding your absolute path, If you're having trouble... Options

[ywingempress]

If you're not sure what to put as your $MOVE_TO_PATH in config.php, or you're getting errors similar to the following:

CODE

Warning: move_uploaded_file(___): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in ___ on line 81

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/phpkBCC5w' to '___' in ___ on line 81
You did not upload a file or the file could not be moved to ___

when you try to upload an image into flinx or flinx collective, keep reading.

The following code will write to your screen the path you should put in config.php. Paste this into a new file, call it temp.php, and upload it to your flinx directory (NOT your images directory, your root flinx directory with the rest of the php files!).

CODE

<?php
  $arr = explode("/",$_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"]);
  $file = $arr[count($arr)-1];
  $dir = substr($_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"],0,strlen($_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATED"])-strlen($file));
  echo $dir . "images/";
?>

Now point your browser to the temp.php file, and copy the screen contents into your config.php file.

PS: I'm pretty sure this'll work on most if not all Apache servers (this is the most common type of webserver), but if it doesn't work for you, please let me know. And if anyone feels like testing this out, even if you already know your absolute path, I'd appreciate that too!

[eNZeder]

I've tested it and just letting you know that it worked for me.

[Heather]

Works for me, too! Thank you for that little code, it's very helpful

[Riitta]

Yay, thanks so much for this piece of advice. Working like a dream now, I <3 Flinx!

[MidnightzStorm]

I tried that however mine still says:

CODE

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/home/eden27/public_html/flinx/images/frwav.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/eden27/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/phplxiQkQ' to '/home/eden27/public_html/flinx/images/frwav.jpg' in /home/eden27/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81
You did not upload a file or the file could not be moved to /home/eden27/public_html/flinx/images/frwav.jpg

I have no idea what is wrong.

[ywingempress]

This looks like a permissions error. You need to CHMOD your folder to 777.
FAQ: http://codegrrl.com/faq/index.php?qid=32&catid=10

[MidnightzStorm]

Thank you so much Amy! I completely went pass that in the FAQ.

[Allen]

Ty very very much!!!!!!!!

[Guest_Tara-Marie]

Thanks so much!! I was taking forever trying to figure that thing out. <3

[Sean]

i think i love you for that.
yes, i most definitely do.

[Guest_Chrissy]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! It worked for me!

[o0katz0o]

Or another way would be:

CODE

<?php
echo getcwd() . "/images/";
?>

[Chivahn]

I tried that, and I CHMODed the images folder to 777, and I still get this:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php7VwvWv' to 'home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg' in /home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81
You did not upload a file or the file could not be moved to home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg

[liquidsugar]

oh my goodness!! thank you so much!! i can never get these things to work on the first try... I was afraid I'd have to go searching for the answer but I found it right away!! w00t! haha. THANK YOU!!!!

[violence&lace]

I tried that, and I CHMODed the images folder to 777, and I still get this:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php7VwvWv' to 'home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg' in /home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81
You did not upload a file or the file could not be moved to home2/violenc/public_html/flinx/images/1.jpg

Nevermind, I figured it out. I forgot the beginning slash ::hits head::

[Amy]

I want to scream here! PHP hates me.

I've got the error on line 81, same as everyone else. The problem is that I'm still getting it even though I've got the path that I got from the code thingy to find my path, I've CHMOD'd to 777 and I have the begining and ending slash but I still get this

CODE

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/home/amyforet/public_html/flinx/images/vin.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/amyforet/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81

Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/php7rOWNp' to '/home/amyforet/public_html/flinx/images/vin.jpg' in /home/amyforet/public_html/flinx/post.php on line 81
You did not upload a file or the file could not be moved to /home/amyforet/public_html/flinx/images/vin.jpg

HELP!

[Guest]

Nevermind, nevermind. The problem was that I had CHMOD'd my flinx folder to 777, not the images folder in the flinx folder. DOH!

[Becky]

I did it too, and it worked!! Thank you SO much for that handy little script. At first I thought it was something I was doing wrong, but now it uploaded. Thank you again, it all work! Flinx is awesome

[Ztar]

Thank You thank You thank You!!!!

[Jaime]

Just wanted to say thanks for this. I thought I already had, but reading back, I hadn't. This thread was a great help to me when I first installed Flinx.