Simple Path Problem..!!

[daxguy]

I have a script.. it works fine on my localhost.. now i am trying to work it with on my remote server.. the script reads the folder in my c drive and shows me the file on display here is the code

<?php

$main_dir ="C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\xtrajam";
$main_open = opendir($main_dir);
while(($main_file = readdir($main_open)) != FALSE)
{
echo $main_file."<br />";
}

closedir($main_open);
?>

 

Now the thing is this works fine on local host as it can easy access the path C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\xtrajam

Now i want this path to be accessed sumhow wen i try it on my remote server.. how should i do that like when i run the script online it reads the contents from my c drive directory..? is it sumhow possible?

[daebat]

install a phpinfo file, find your document root, use that file structure.

[daxguy]

umm i didnt get wat u mean?

[daebat]

You have webspace correct?  Create a php file named phpinfo.php in the root directory and place this snippet of code in it:

 

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

 

Next go to whatever your domain is /phpinfo.php (example: http://mysite.com/phpinfo.php)

 

This will tell you all kinds of statistics about your site.  Go to the bottom and it will have an area that will state "document root" and it should look something like this:

 

/var/myname/home/content/87/64090/html/

 

(the above was an example from godaddy... most aren't as complex as this).

[daxguy]

here is the info that i have found by the procedure u told me.. what should i do with this

 

_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] /var/chroot/home/content/36/6817636/html

[daebat]

<?php

$main_dir ="/var/chroot/home/content/36/6817636/html/xtrajam";
$main_open = opendir($main_dir);
while(($main_file = readdir($main_open)) != FALSE)
{
echo $main_file."<br />";
}

closedir($main_open);
?>

 

assuming that you have placed a folder named 'xtrajam' in your webspace.

[daxguy]

NO i am not trying to access the webspace folder.. i am trying to access the folder from my PC.. like the path i mentioned in my 1st post..  like my site is http://mysite.php/access_folder.php is were the script is.. i want to read a folder in my C drive of my PC.. C:/xampp/xtrajam  .. i want the contents of this folder to be displayed not the folder on the webspace

[daebat]

Let me get this straight... you want a script to read and run from your hard drive? 

[daxguy]

no i want a script that runs on mywebspace nd read from my hard drive

is that possible?

[daebat]

I really don't know that it would be running from your hard drive without some sort of extra software bridge that connects the two.  You're talking some high level stuff.  Good luck!

[daxguy]

Thanks for all your help