I need some advise please.
I have installed Apache 2.0.55 on a W2K computer.
That computer is part of a local network (192.168.0.xxx, 255.255.255.0) with
1 XP computer and 3 W2K computers.
All these PCs don't have any problem accessing the webserver.
My problem arises when I want to use PHP and the webserver to access
information that is on one of the other computers, for instance when I want
to copy, using PHP, something from drive V:\. I then get the following
message:

Warning: copy(V:\copytest2\test.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission
denied in D:\localweb\copytest\copytest.php on line 2

My question: how can I configure Apache in such a way that this can be done?

Thanks for your ,
Marcel

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:36:51 +1100, "Marcel"
<info@nospam-bluegumdata.com.au> wrote:

>I need some advise please.
>I have installed Apache 2.0.55 on a W2K computer.
>That computer is part of a local network (192.168.0.xxx, 255.255.255.0) with
>1 XP computer and 3 W2K computers.
>All these PCs don't have any problem accessing the webserver.
>My problem arises when I want to use PHP and the webserver to access
>information that is on one of the other computers, for instance when I want
>to copy, using PHP, something from drive V:\. I then get the following
>message:
>
>Warning: copy(V:\copytest2\test.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission
>denied in D:\localweb\copytest\copytest.php on line 2
>
>My question: how can I configure Apache in such a way that this can be done?

By default the Apache2 service logs in as local system account,
which doesn't have permission to read files in a fileshare.

You would have to run the Apache2 service as a user which has
access to network resources and the file shares you want it to
access. Open the services console, stop the Apache2 service,
change its login / signon properties and start it again.

By the way, forward slashes are preferred in directory paths
within Apache and PHP.

>Thanks for your ,
>Marcel

Good luck.
--
( Kees
)
c[_] A lady is a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman. (#278)

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:36:51 +1100, "Marcel"
<info@nospam-bluegumdata.com.au> wrote:

>I need some advise please.
>I have installed Apache 2.0.55 on a W2K computer.
>That computer is part of a local network (192.168.0.xxx, 255.255.255.0) with
>1 XP computer and 3 W2K computers.
>All these PCs don't have any problem accessing the webserver.
>My problem arises when I want to use PHP and the webserver to access
>information that is on one of the other computers, for instance when I want
>to copy, using PHP, something from drive V:\. I then get the following
>message:
>
>Warning: copy(V:\copytest2\test.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission
>denied in D:\localweb\copytest\copytest.php on line 2
>
>My question: how can I configure Apache in such a way that this can be done?

By default the Apache2 service logs in as local system account,
which doesn't have permission to read files in a fileshare.

You would have to run the Apache2 service as a user which has
access to network resources and the file shares you want it to
access. Open the services console, stop the Apache2 service,
change its login / signon properties and start it again.

By the way, forward slashes are preferred in directory paths
within Apache and PHP.

>Thanks for your ,
>Marcel

Good luck.
--
( Kees
)
c[_] A lady is a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman. (#278)

"Kees Nuyt" <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:ajolr19uldcthu0vu9ohrmih73ih84k0s9@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:36:51 +1100, "Marcel"
> <info@nospam-bluegumdata.com.au> wrote:
>
> >I need some advise please.
> >I have installed Apache 2.0.55 on a W2K computer.
> >That computer is part of a local network (192.168.0.xxx, 255.255.255.0)
with
> >1 XP computer and 3 W2K computers.
> >All these PCs don't have any problem accessing the webserver.
> >My problem arises when I want to use PHP and the webserver to access
> >information that is on one of the other computers, for instance when I
want
> >to copy, using PHP, something from drive V:\. I then get the following
> >message:
> >
> >Warning: copy(V:\copytest2\test.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission
> >denied in D:\localweb\copytest\copytest.php on line 2
> >
> >My question: how can I configure Apache in such a way that this can be
done?
>
> By default the Apache2 service logs in as local system account,
> which doesn't have permission to read files in a fileshare.
>
> You would have to run the Apache2 service as a user which has
> access to network resources and the file shares you want it to
> access. Open the services console, stop the Apache2 service,
> change its login / signon properties and start it again.
>
> By the way, forward slashes are preferred in directory paths
> within Apache and PHP.
>
> >Thanks for your ,
> >Marcel
>
> Good luck.
> --
> ( Kees
> )
> c[_] A lady is a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman. (#278)

Thanks Kees.

"Kees Nuyt" <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> wrote in message
news:ajolr19uldcthu0vu9ohrmih73ih84k0s9@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:36:51 +1100, "Marcel"
> <info@nospam-bluegumdata.com.au> wrote:
>
> >I need some advise please.
> >I have installed Apache 2.0.55 on a W2K computer.
> >That computer is part of a local network (192.168.0.xxx, 255.255.255.0)
with
> >1 XP computer and 3 W2K computers.
> >All these PCs don't have any problem accessing the webserver.
> >My problem arises when I want to use PHP and the webserver to access
> >information that is on one of the other computers, for instance when I
want
> >to copy, using PHP, something from drive V:\. I then get the following
> >message:
> >
> >Warning: copy(V:\copytest2\test.jpg): failed to open stream: Permission
> >denied in D:\localweb\copytest\copytest.php on line 2
> >
> >My question: how can I configure Apache in such a way that this can be
done?
>
> By default the Apache2 service logs in as local system account,
> which doesn't have permission to read files in a fileshare.
>
> You would have to run the Apache2 service as a user which has
> access to network resources and the file shares you want it to
> access. Open the services console, stop the Apache2 service,
> change its login / signon properties and start it again.
>
> By the way, forward slashes are preferred in directory paths
> within Apache and PHP.
>
> >Thanks for your ,
> >Marcel
>
> Good luck.
> --
> ( Kees
> )
> c[_] A lady is a woman who makes a man behave like a gentleman. (#278)

Thanks Kees.