PHP directory error - open_basedir restriction in effect.

Question

Hi guys,

I've got some PHP code that'll create a new file in a set directory:

$target_path = "reports/" . basename($Report_Filename) . ".php";
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) { /* code here */ }

It was working perfectly, and has done for some years now, unfortunately we've just moved across to a new server, and I'm now getting this error:

[15-Jul-2010 16:15:48] PHP Warning:  Unknown: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(C:\Windows\TEMP\) is not within the allowed path(s): (C:\inetpub\wwwroot) in Unknown on line 0
[15-Jul-2010 16:15:48] PHP Warning:  File upload error - unable to create a temporary file in Unknown on line 0

Any suggestions on a way around this please? I've checked the permissions on the folders (both the folder I want to upload to, and the Windows TEMP folder) with no joy. I've also tried a couple of tweaks to the php.ini file and in particular the 'open_basedir' line, but no luck with that either.

Thanks

Answer 1

I've also tried a couple of tweaks to the php.ini file and in particular the 'open_basedir' line, but no luck with that either

Then try again - you did it wrong the first time. Maybe there's another setting elsewhere (e.g. in the webserver config).

Failing that, find out what the open_basedir is and make sure that your upload_tmp_dir in php.ini and the $target_path in your code are both inside it.

C.