problem uploading photo in webserver

[mrcniceguy]

i have a script which works as i were using it in localhost(wampserver),for uploading photo in a directory then the file path to the database.
My problem is that now i`m trying to use the script in the website server where i uploaded my site files,and its giving me the errors as below:
Warning: move_uploaded_file(ftp://........../www/photo/uploads/Biboze.jpg) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: FTP server reports 530 Login authentication failed in /home/kislatco/public_html/photo/upload.php on line 16

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move '/tmp/phpTPTywF' to 'ftp://......./www/photo/uploads/Biboze.jpg' in /home/kislatco/public_html/photo/upload.php on line 16

The directory i were using in wampserver(localhost) is
$uploadDir = 'c:/wamp/www/photo/uploads/';
And in the webserver which is giving me errors is

ftp://......../www/photo/uploads/
So i dont know what is Wrong?any Help will be apprecited.

[sillyboy]

have you authenticated yourself before using ftp?

"failed to open stream: FTP server reports 530 Login authentication failed"

[mrcniceguy]

Do you mean login in ftp?

[mschroeder]

Why are you trying to use FTP with move_uploaded_file() ?
Are you trying to place the file on a server that is different then the one you are uploading too?

[mrcniceguy]

check my code below and tell where i`m getting wrong:

<?php

$uploadDir = 'ftp://....../www/photo/uploads/';

if(isset($_POST['upload']))
{
	
	$fileName = $_FILES['userfile']['name'];
	$tmpName = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'];
	$fileSize = $_FILES['userfile']['size'];
	$fileType = $_FILES['userfile']['type'];
     
;
	$filePath = $uploadDir . $fileName;

	$result = move_uploaded_file($tmpName, $filePath);
	if (!$result)
	{
	//echo "Error uploading file";
	$filePath="ftp://......./www/photo/uploads/no_images.jpeg";
	}
		
	if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc())
	{
	$fileName = addslashes($fileName);
	$filePath = addslashes($filePath);
	$fileType = addslashes($fileType);
	} 
	
	
	$dbcnx=@mysql_connect('localhost','****','******');
 if(!$dbcnx){
 exit('<p>unable to connect to the database'.
      ' this time try again later.</p>');
	  }
	  
if (!@mysql_select_db('register')){
	   exit('<p>unable to locate the REGISTER DATABASE'.
	   'AT THIS TIME');
	   }
	
	

	$query = "update picha set path='$filePath',filetype='$fileType',filename='$fileName',date=CURDATE() where user='peacemaker'";//change query according to you
	
	mysql_query($query) or die('Error, query failed');
	$path=$filePath;
	echo "<br>File $fileName uploaded<br>";
	include"index.php";

	
	}
?>

in localhost i used this directory and it was working

<?php
$uploadDir = 'c:/wamp/www/photo/uploads/';
?>

[mschroeder]

But what are you using FTP for?

if you're on windows: $uploadDir = 'c:/wamp/www/photo/uploads/'; If you're on a windows server still, you should have a similiar path to the directory you want to upload the image too.

if you're on a linux server now, you path with be something like: $uploadDir = '/home/user/public_html/photo/uploads/'; You dont need to use FTP at all. Just make sure the directory you want to upload the image to, exists and is writable.

[mrcniceguy]

i changed the directory to

<?php
$uploadDir ='/public_html/photo/uploads/';
?>

And now i`m having the following error,i dont know may be the function move isn`t working

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/public_html/photo/uploads/Naam012.jpg) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/kislatco:/usr/lib/php:/usr/php4/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php4/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/kislatco/public_html/photo/upload.php on line 16

[mschroeder]

/home/kislatco/public_html/photo/uploads/

make sure the uploads directory is writable.

[mrcniceguy]

when you say writable what do u mean,bcoz i`m new in this.
Sorry if i`m asking a lot.

[sillyboy]

make sure it has write permissions. is you do something like ls -al, it should have a "w" next to your user group.

[mschroeder]

in FileZilla for example (ftp program) if you log into your site and right click on any folder or file and choose "File Attributes" it will show you the READ/WRITE/EXECUTE permissions for owner, group and public. This is the same as chmod from the command line on the server. Usually i see mention to try 755 first and then move to 777 if it still wont save the image to the folder. But, do not chmod EVERYTHING to 777