Hi everybody,
I have a PHP question. I was wondering if there is any way that I can add some PHP code to my site to make it so that whenever a user registers for my site if will create a NEW folder and (if this part is not possible thats OK) copy files into that folder.

I am pretty sure that the first part is possible - but not quite so sure that the second part is. Any help would be greatful.

Thanks in advance,
NineSpoons

You can use the exec() function to run shell commands, so under unix you can say exec("mkdir $newdirname"); and exec("mv *.* $newdirname");

So you're saying this will only work under Unix? Because I have a windows server.

Try using FTP. I know it's not exactly what your looking for but I think it's the only plausible solution. You can use php's built in ftp functions to log in, navigate to the proper directory and create a new directory and upload the files.

It will work on windows - you just have to replace the arguments you give the function with windows command line stuff.

EDIT:

cptwinky posted while I was writing.

It depends whether the files are being uploaded or just copied/moved from somewhere on the server.
If they are being uploaded for each user then cptwinky's ftp idea is your best bet.

Let me rephrase, I will have a file (index.php) in some directotry, I would like PHP to make a new folder (in the same directory) and copy that index.php to that new folder....not sure if that help...

You mean you want php to create a directory?

http://uk.php.net/mkdir

<?php
mkdir("newfolder", 0777);
?>

and then copy the file?

<?php
$file = 'index.php';
$newfile = 'newfolder/index.php';

if (!copy($file, $newfile)) {
   echo "failed to copy $file...\n";
}
?>

Thank you guys a ton. I am just having one problem - the Directory thing IS working, but then I do:

PHP Code:

 $newdirname2 = $name."/upload/";
exec("mkdir $newdirname2"); 


AFTER I do :

PHP Code:

 $newdirname = $name;
exec("mkdir $newdirname"); 


(That Code works, but the first one does not)

And it is not working, anybody have any idea why?

And thanks a ton, again, for helping me.

Resolved, thaks again everybody. ( I just used another function.. )

try this...

PHP Code:


$username = $_POST['username'];

$loc = "/upload/$username";

mkdir ( $loc ); 


The code you need is:

$newdirname = $name;
$newdirname2 = "upload";
mkdir ($newdirname, 0777); 
mkdir ("$newdirname/$newdirname2/", 0777)

Regards,

Steve.

here is a script that uses "mkdir()" to make a directory called "$dirname":

PHP Code:

$newdir = $_REQUEST['dirname'];
if ($dirname!=null) {
 if (!is_dir($newdir)) {
  if (mkdir($newdir, 0777)) {
   echo "Directory <b>$newdir</b> succesfully created!\n";
  }
 }
} 


i have an advanced file manager script also written in PHP, this file manager recognizes the new directory as a file, this is a trimmed version of the script:

PHP Code:

if ($handle = opendir($home."/".$dir)) {
 while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
  if ($file != '..' && $file != '.') {
   if (is_dir($file)) {
    // $file is a directory
   }
   else {
    if(@substr ($file, - @strlen (".html")) === ".html") {
     // $file is an html file
    }
    else {
     // $file is something else
    }
   }
  }
 }
 closedir($handle); 
} 


can someone tell me how to make the filemanager recognize the new folder as a directory and not a FILE!

thanks!!!