Am I doing this wrong or do I need to ask my hosting service to change permissions?

Question

Hello SO:

I am attempting to upload files to my server using ASP.NET MVC. Here is the code that handles the upload request:

foreach (string file in Request.Files)
{
    var hpf = Request.Files[file];
    if (hpf.ContentLength == 0)
    {
        continue;
    }
    var savedFileName = Path.Combine(@"~/uploads", Path.GetFileName(hpf.FileName));
    hpf.SaveAs(Server.MapPath(savedFileName));
}

I keep getting this error:

Access to the path 'C:\HostingSpaces\andersle\anders-leet.com\wwwroot\uploads\{filename}' is denied.

I set the permissions of the upload folder to 777, so from that end it should be OK. Would I have to talk to my hosting company about other permissions (since this is ASP.NET)?

Or is my upload logic completely wrong?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Should it not be

var savedFileName = Path.Combine(@"~/uploads/", Path.GetFileName(hpf.FileName));

See the extra / after uploads.. or is this something I have missed!

Answer 2

Another thought do you have impersonation switched on as your FTP user?

Answer 3

Turns out I have to change the permissions from my control panel rather than my FTP client. It is now working.