Try running apache not as a service. If that works you know it's a permissions thing.
On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:01:39 -0500, nicole wrote: >I am running Apache (as a service) on Win2k. LocalSystem is the >logon for that. I experimented and changed it. Stopped the apache >service, then couldn't start it back again. SO i put it back to the >LocalSystem and it started back again. > >On the computer with the files I am trying to access, I added a >NETWORK user with full access (there is already an EVERYBODY with >full access). So I dont see how the NETWORK would make anymore or >less difference - I don't know. > >Other than that, I am clueless and nothing seems to work. I know my >code works, because it works when testing on a local drive (eg. C:). >So, something with the permissions, perhaps, I am not doing >correctly. > >Someone suggested I needed to give access to the script and httpd >trying to access the share. > >Help. ;) > >anyone actually have any luck getting this scenario to work? >(accessing files over a network - not internet). > >Thanks again! > >NIcole Amashta >www.aeontrek.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christoph Grottolo > Newsgroups: php.windows > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:53 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Can I access files from a mapped drive or >over the network? > > > Under what account does your webserver run? Does this account have > appropriate permissions on the share? > It only makes sense to use drive letter mappings for remote shares >if your > server runs on a worktation. On a production server you don't >usually have > access to mapped drives because no user is logged on. > > PHP4 can only access network shares since 4.10, before UNC-Style >paths did > not work. However, something with the treatment of backslashes >still doesn't > seem to work under certain circumstances. We've made better >experiences > using forward slashes like on unix. You can do that in the scripts >but also > in php.ini. > > If you're running IIS you should check 'check that file exists' in >the > administration panel where you enter the mapping from .php to >php.exe. Then > IIS will check the permissions for PHP. Sometimes this can help. >Make shure > the IUSER_YOURMACHINE account has the appropriate permissions or >change it > to a network account. > > If you're running Apache, check in Control Panel -> Services under >what > account it runs. Usually its local\system. You should change that >to a > network account. > > Christoph > > > > "Nicole Amashta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > | The OS is Win2k. The files I want to access are flat text files > (.txt,.csv). > | This is NOT a DATABASE related question. This is strictly flat >files. > | > | I have the shared directories mapped to the computer with a >drive letter > of > | R. So, in theory, according to what one said, I should be able >to access > and > | list the directories and files on that shared directory. Well, I >already > | tried this yesterday and it's not working. I used as the path: >R:\\data as > | the path. I escaped the backslash appropriately. Still, no luck. >However, > | when I want to list the contents of the C drive, or any local >partition, > | this works. SO, why can't I access the mapped drive ( R: ) ? > | > | * Originally I tried accessing the data by the network name, >such as: > | \\ftpserver\data as $path = "\\\\ftpserver\\data"; This did >not work > | either. > | > | Here is code that I am using to test this: > | <snip> > | <? > | include("../incs/FileSystem.inc"); // a wrapper class >for the php > | file and dir functions > | > | $path = "R:\\Data\\JAU\\Sites"; // this is the mapped >(shared) drive > | that resides on another computer. > | > | $fs = new FileSystem(); // this is an object I wrote that wraps >all the > file > | and directory functions > | > | if ( $list = $fs->getList($path) ) // getList() returns an >array of the > | files and dirs found in $path (uses opendir ) > | { > | $size = count($list); > | if ( $size > 0 ) > | { > | for($i=0;$i<$size;$i++) > | { > | $fname = $list[$i]; > | echo "$fname <br>"; // just print out; this is just >testing > | } > | } > | else > | { > | echo "no files"; > | } > | } > | else > | { > | echo "error listing files in: $path"; > | } > | ?> > | </snip> > | > | Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! > | > | Thanks! > | Nicole Amashta > | www.aeontrek.com > | > | "B.A.T. Svensson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > | 27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6303C1B5E7@mail1">news:27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6303C1B5E7@mail1... > | > > I need to access data files residing on a >different > computer > | > in > | > >the same network as the computer running the php scripts. Is >this > | possible? > | > >I can't find any documentation on this and I need to figure >this out > | ASAP, > | > >as in today. > | > > > | > >Once I access the files, I need to be able to read from them >Is this > | > >possible, and how?? > | > > > | > >Please help. Thank you!! ;) > | > > | > And the type of files you want to share is? And these files >recedes on > | what? > | > File system, DB, or? And the platform you working on is? >Anyhow: > | > > | > If assume we are talking about regular flat files and you are >using NT. > | Then > | > why not try to make a share? Then you can access the files >just as any > | > normal file receding in the file system. > | > > | > Syntax for net share: > | > > | > [d:\vc98\include]net help share > | > The syntax of this command is: > | > > | > > | > NET SHARE sharename > | > sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] > | > [/REMARK:"text"] > | > sharename [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] > | > [/REMARK:"text"] > | > {sharename | devicename | drive:path} /DELETE > | > > | > NET SHARE makes a server's resources available to network >users. When > | > used without options, it lists information about all resources >being > | > shared on the computer. For each resource, Windows NT reports >the > | > devicename(s) or pathname(s) and a descriptive comment >associated with > it. > | > > | > sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. >Type > | > NET SHARE with a sharename only to display > information > | > about that share. > | > drive:path Specifies the absolute path of the >directory to > | > be shared. > | > /USERS:number Sets the maximum number of users who can > | > simultaneously access the shared resource. > | > /UNLIMITED Specifies an unlimited number of users can > | > simultaneously access the shared resource > | > /REMARK:"text" Adds a descriptive comment about the >resource. > | > Enclose the text in quotation marks. > | > devicename Is one or more printers (LPT1: through >LPT9:) > | > shared by sharename. > | > /DELETE Stops sharing the resource. > | > > | > NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. > | > > | > [d:\vc98\include] > | > | > > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
