using $document_root with fopen

[xray012]

Hello again,

This is the second question i (still) have, not sure if thats permitted?

Ime trying to update a file: /updates/updates.txt , from /modify/modified.php

finding the root is my problem,
i cant use phpinfo() on my site, so had to call them for my path: something like this: ext/m/mysite/html

i've tried;

fopen("/ext/m/mysite/html/updates/updates.txt","r+")
fopen($_SERVER["document_root"]."updates/updates.txt","r+")

and some variations on these, the root_path problem is often discussed on the net, but mainly for include :S

thnx again!

[daisho]

Are you on windows? If so there is no "DOCUMENT_ROOT" environment variable as this is an apache thing.

Though your code will still now work as DOCUMENT_ROOT does not have a trailing slash and is uppercase.

Ie:

fopen($_SERVER["document_root"]."updates/updates.txt","r+")

should be

fopen($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/updates/updates.txt","r+")

daisho.

[jamie]

hi xray

try using all caps $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

and try uploading a simple page with

<?php

echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];

?>

to see if it looks ok

good luck

<added> too slow ;)

[xray012]

hi, thanx for your help...

sorry for not capping my document_root :S

when i do: echo $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']
the echo = /ext/default

i tried applying this like below;

fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/m/mysite/html/update/updates.txt"."r");

Again, No Go?

[edited by: xray012 at 8:09 pm (utc) on Dec. 16, 2003]

[jatar_k]

is this the proper path to the doc?

/ext/default/m/mysite/html/update/updates.txt

and when you say, no go, did you get an error message? What specifically happened?

[xray012]

Hello,

since phpinfo didn't work i had to call my isp, the full path to the root should be:
/ext/m/mysite/html

the doc_root echo resulted: ext/default?

after trying various variations, i got a error report once, in this report i saw a complete different path someting like this: /mnt/..and..then..some

i'me totaly confused?!

[xray012]

k, managed to get a error-report;

<?php

$upd = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/m/my-site/html/update/new-updates.txt","r+");

$output2="$datum¦data¦data";

echo "upd = $upd" ;

fwrite($handle2, $output2);

?>
resulted in:

Warning: fopen(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/ext/default/m/my-site/html/update/new-updates.txt) is not within the allowed path(s): (.) in /mnt/storage2/m/my-site.nl/html/pics/foto-install.php

the attributes on the update folder: 755
the attributes on the new-updates.txt: 766

[ i know:handle2 should be upd ;) ]

?in the error-path ".nl" suddenly appears , could this be a totaly different path?

ive also tried applying it to the code above.

even more confused!!?

[bcolflesh]

Safe mode is on - move the .txt into the directory you are calling fopen() from.

[xray012]

THANX Thanx Thanx , i was becomming frustrated ;)

So my efforts where blocked by a Safe Mode setting,

-it wouldn't be wise for me to ask to change this setting, if possible?

Thanks Again