PHP ftp_put() multiple files works with root but not with user. Weird.

[infocom]

Hi

I have a strange problem with PHP ftp_put().

I have written a php script to FTP some files to another server. If I run the script as the root user it works fine. But when I run this as the actual Cpanel user, it only transfers one file, and does not FTP the rest. It fails at the ftp_put() command on the second and subsequent files.

Anyone know why this is? Is there perhaps a limit to the file size a normal user can ftp, or the amount of files or something?

Thanks

Infocom

[infocom]

Hi. Is there anyone who would have an idea about this problem?

[AlexV.]

Infocom:

You can find certain resctrictions at the PHP configuration level, ie php.ini

For example:
; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = "2M" ;upload_max_filesize

Do you have any error logs or error messages?

[infocom]

So would that restriction affect size/number of files you upload to another server via PHP's ftp_put()?

It does not give me any error, other than my own error. So I have the command setup similar to this:-

$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, $ftp_file, $filename, FTP_BINARY);
if (!$upload)
{ 
	echo "FTP upload of ".$filename." has failed!<br><br>";
}
else
{
	echo "Uploaded ".$filename." to ".$ftp_server." as ".$file."<br><br>";
}

It goes through a foreach loop for each each file. As stated the first one goes fine but not the rest. Works fine when running as root.

Thanks
Infocom

[infocom]

Sorry for the late reply on this but I found the problem....

The files I uploaded that I want to FTP are uploaded using some CMS for the website. So they have owner of "nobody". So when the CPanel user trys to FTP they don't have permission. So I had to change the upload script to change chmod to 777 after they upload. Works OK now.