mkdir() wont make dir

banbutcher

im usin this code to create a directory named by $ref_num but it wont create it! im stumped been at it a long time now!

$errors = 0;
if(isset($_POST['submit_button']) && $error_msg != '')
{
     $errors = 1;                      
}
else if(isset($_POST['submit_button']) && $error_msg == '')
{                              
        // create folders from order number        
        exec("mkdir /HFSC/properties/$ref_num");
        chmod("/HFSC/properties/$ref_num", 0777);
                                    

        $uploaddir = "../properties/" . $ref_num . "/";
        if (!is_dir("$uploaddir"))  die ("The directory <b>($uploaddir)</b> doesn't exist"); 
        if (!is_writable("$uploaddir"))  die ("The directory <b>($uploaddir)</b> is NOT writable, Please Chmod (777)"); 
}

ive tried giving it the absolute path ie: \WAMP\xampplite\htdocs\HFSC\properties
ive also tried different variations, any help would be great!

Thanks
Richie

Creamy Goodness

what user is the script being run by?

can they create directories in the directory you want to be able to?

banbutcher

its been run by admin!

banbutcher

i was just lookin there in the folder properties and the read only box is checked! should that matter, as i cant remove it, all folders are read only and i cant uncheck it!

please help
Richie

daymobrew

[php] // create folders from order number
exec("mkdir /HFSC/properties/$ref_num");
chmod("/HFSC/properties/$ref_num", 0777);[/php] A quick aside, I recommend using the built in mkdir command instead of using exec. It is probably launching cmd.exe which might not understand the forward slashes.

Checking the return value of mkdir might give more info: [php]if ( ! mkdir("/HFSC/properties/$ref_num") ) {
print_r(error_get_last());
}[/php]

matrim

Check to make sure all folders under it are created. e.g. if you want to create folder1 i.e. d:\home\users\folder1
make sure you have the folder \home\users created first.