FTP and Creating New Files

Ben · 14th March 2005, 12:41 PM

Hey there,

I have written a PHP script that can create, edit and delete PHP files on the web server.

My script is used on my clients websites which use CPanel, so all of the files and folders are saved in the /public_html/ folder.

I currently use this code to create a file in the /public_html/ folder:

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php
$fp=fopen("filename.php",w);
fputs($fp,$content);
fclose($fp);
?>

Which works fine ONLY if the /public_html/ folder is CHMODed to 777. However, their host have an automatic script that changes the CHMOD of the /public_html/ folder to 750 resulting in my script not being able to create files. Is there a way to create new files without having the /public_html/ folder set to 777?

**Mr. Tech** · 15th March 2005, 02:58 PM

There's a potential to ftp it into the folder... just write the file to a writable location (like a temporary folder or something) then ftp it into place. It is not possible to create a file using FTP. Doesn't make sense to me...

Ben · 15th March 2005, 03:01 PM

Sounds liek a smart idea. I do happen to have some code for moving fields using ftp but it doesn't work.... See below

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php
$ftp_server = "";
$ftp_user_name = ""; 
$ftp_user_pass = "";
$destination_file = "/public_html/ftptest/file.html";
$source_file = "/public_html/test.html";
 
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
// check connection
if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) {
echo "FTP connection has failed!";
echo "Attempted to connect to $ftp_server for user $ftp_user_name";
exit;
} else {
echo "Connected to $ftp_server, for user $ftp_user_name";
}
 
// upload the file
$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, $destination_file, $source_file, FTP_BINARY);
 
// check upload status
if (!$upload) {
echo "FTP upload has failed!";
} else {
echo "Uploaded $source_file to $ftp_server as $destination_file";
}
 
// close the FTP stream
ftp_close($conn_id);
 
?>

It says it connects to the server ok but I always get the FTP upload has failed! error and this error:

Warning: ftp_put(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/public_html/test.html) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/openviews/:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in /home/openviews/public_html/ftptest/test.php on line 24

I dont get the above error when I remove the slash (/) infront of the source and destination file but I still get the failed error.

Is there something wrong with my code? I copied it directly from the PHP website...

**Mr. Tech** · 15th March 2005, 03:02 PM

try:

/home/webmaste/public_html/test.html

/public_html isn't a valid path.

Ben · 15th March 2005, 03:03 PM

W00t it worked!

yes your suggestion worked mr tech, thanks!

$destination_file = "/public_html/ftptest/test.html";
$source_file = "/home/openviews/public_html/test.html";