Reading directory of hard drive

[3A Web Hosting]

Hi Folks

This is probably starring me in the face but how do I read the contents
of a hard drive directory? I've been playing around with the
opendir($dir) sample from php.net and can read from the server without
problem but how can I read a list of files from the hard drive of the PC
(win98 (spit!)) I'm using? Basically what I want to do is read the file
names of a certain directory on the hard drive into an array and then
upload them all onto the server.

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Colin

3A Web Hosting Team

http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk

[SeeSchloss]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Le 02/01/2004, 3A Web Hosting a écrit dans le message
<3FF4B3AD.F3342 01B@3awebhostin g.co.uk> :[color=blue]
> Hi Folks
>
> This is probably starring me in the face but how do I read the
> contents of a hard drive directory? I've been playing around with
> the opendir($dir) sample from php.net and can read from the
> server without problem but how can I read a list of files from
> the hard drive of the PC (win98 (spit!)) I'm using? Basically
> what I want to do is read the file names of a certain directory
> on the hard drive into an array and then upload them all onto the
> server.[/color]

Hmm... you want to read the hard disk of the computer
accessing the webpage ?

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SeeSchloß

[3A Web Hosting]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Hi
[color=blue]
> Hmm... you want to read the hard disk of the computer
> accessing the webpage ?[/color]

Yes. If you had read my question you would know why! It's for the admin
panel of a photo gallery I'm trying to write. All the photos go into a
directory on your hard drive, you log into the control panel, tell it
what directory to look in, it puts all the .jpg files into arrays and
uploads them.

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Colin

3A Web Hosting Team

http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk

[SeeSchloss]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Dans le message <3FF4B788.BE8BB 9C@3awebhosting .co.uk>,
3A Web Hosting a écrit :[color=blue]
> Hi
>[color=green]
>> Hmm... you want to read the hard disk of the computer
>> accessing the webpage ?[/color]
>
> Yes. If you had read my question you would know why! It's for the
> admin panel of a photo gallery I'm trying to write. All the
> photos go into a directory on your hard drive, you log into the
> control panel, tell it what directory to look in, it puts all the
> .jpg files into arrays and uploads them.[/color]

OK I read it but I thought I was not sure I had understood
correctly. To my knowledge, unless you set up an ftp server
or something like that on your computer, it won't be
possible I think. Not just with PHP at least.

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SeeSchloß

[Chung Leong]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

It's not doable.

Uzytkownik "3A Web Hosting" <info@3awebhost ing.co.uk> napisal w wiadomosci
news:3FF4B3AD.F 334201B@3awebho sting.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Hi Folks
>
> This is probably starring me in the face but how do I read the contents
> of a hard drive directory? I've been playing around with the
> opendir($dir) sample from php.net and can read from the server without
> problem but how can I read a list of files from the hard drive of the PC
> (win98 (spit!)) I'm using? Basically what I want to do is read the file
> names of a certain directory on the hard drive into an array and then
> upload them all onto the server.
>
> --
> Colin
>
> 3A Web Hosting Team
> http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk[/color]

[Tim Van Wassenhove]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

On 2004-01-02, 3A Web Hosting <info@3awebhost ing.co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi
>[color=green]
>> Hmm... you want to read the hard disk of the computer
>> accessing the webpage ?[/color]
>
> Yes. If you had read my question you would know why! It's for the admin
> panel of a photo gallery I'm trying to write. All the photos go into a
> directory on your hard drive, you log into the control panel, tell it
> what directory to look in, it puts all the .jpg files into arrays and
> uploads them.[/color]


If you had read the manual, you would have known that PHP is
server-side, and not client-side! Perhaps there is a nice JavaScript out
there that will do what you want (Actually i hope there is no such
thing, because that would allow evil admins to scan my harddisk
contents)



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verum ipsum factum

[Larry]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Tim Van Wassenhove wrote:
[color=blue]
> If you had read the manual, you would have known that PHP is
> server-side, and not client-side! Perhaps there is a nice JavaScript out
> there that will do what you want (Actually i hope there is no such
> thing, because that would allow evil admins to scan my harddisk
> contents)[/color]

Now that is a scary thought!

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https://www.eSnider.net

[3A Web Hosting]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Hi Folks

Well, now that's it's morning and the effects of the cider have worn off
it's pretty obvious that PHP is server side and can't read the clients
hard drive.

I really should stop working earlier in the night!

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Colin

3A Web Hosting Team

http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk

[FLEB]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

Regarding this well-known quote, often attributed to 3A Web Hosting's
famous "Thu, 01 Jan 2004 23:56:29 +0000" speech:
[color=blue]
> Hi Folks
>
> This is probably starring me in the face but how do I read the contents
> of a hard drive directory? I've been playing around with the
> opendir($dir) sample from php.net and can read from the server without
> problem but how can I read a list of files from the hard drive of the PC
> (win98 (spit!)) I'm using? Basically what I want to do is read the file
> names of a certain directory on the hard drive into an array and then
> upload them all onto the server.[/color]

You'd probably need some sort of signed-Java applet to do that.

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[CountScubula]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

"3A Web Hosting" <info@3awebhost ing.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3FF4B3AD.F 334201B@3awebho sting.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Hi Folks
>
> This is probably starring me in the face but how do I read the contents
> of a hard drive directory? I've been playing around with the
> opendir($dir) sample from php.net and can read from the server without
> problem but how can I read a list of files from the hard drive of the PC
> (win98 (spit!)) I'm using? Basically what I want to do is read the file
> names of a certain directory on the hard drive into an array and then
> upload them all onto the server.
>
> --
> Colin
>
> 3A Web Hosting Team
> http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk[/color]

You lost me, I stared at your question for a bit,

are you trying to look at a client side directory, so a client can
upload pics via a web interface?

if this is the case, write an applet, or an activex web componet

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Mike Bradley
http://www.gzentools.com -- free online php tools

[CountScubula]

Re: Reading directory of hard drive

"3A Web Hosting" <info@3awebhost ing.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3FF4B788.B E8BB9C@3awebhos ting.co.uk...[color=blue]
> Hi
>[color=green]
> > Hmm... you want to read the hard disk of the computer
> > accessing the webpage ?[/color]
>
> Yes. If you had read my question you would know why! It's for the admin
> panel of a photo gallery I'm trying to write. All the photos go into a
> directory on your hard drive, you log into the control panel, tell it
> what directory to look in, it puts all the .jpg files into arrays and
> uploads them.
>
> --
> Colin
>
> 3A Web Hosting Team
> http://www.3awebhosting.co.uk[/color]

try this:

http://www.gzentools.com/test/mfupload.html

it requires that you enable unsigned activex objects,
(I am not going to spend the money to sign a test)

I think something along those lines are what you are looking for.

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Mike Bradley
http://www.gzentools.com -- free online php tools