Can't upload user image

[buzzdee]

Hi,
as mentioned here before, i can't upload a profile pic or a profile background image.
I did a fresh, clean install, but no luck: The loading circle is spinning....and spinning... but no upload !

 

[Rodolfo]

Warning: tempnam(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/web97/html/:/var/www/web97/phptmp/:/var/www/web97/files/:/var/www/web97/atd/:/usr/local/php5.5/lib/php/:/usr/local/php5.5/pear/) in /var/www/web97/html/buzzpics/app/lib/classes/class.upload.php on line 216

Try this:

1. Open app/lib/classes/class.upload.php
2. Find this:

        if(!$this->downstream) {
            throw new UploadException("Can't get a tempnam", 200);
        }

3. Replace with:

        if(!$this->downstream or !is_writable($this->downstream)) {
            $this->downstream = tempnam($this->destination, 'chvtemp');
        }

 

[buzzdee]

Hi Rodolfo,
Thanks for your quick answer, but this seems to have no effect. Uploading of images in general doesn't work (including user pic). Got the same open_basedir warning... 🙁

Edit:
Mhmm... ok, now the upload works, but in the frontend there is a error message.
http://demo.chevereto.com/image/BmZ
but the images have been uploaded...

 

[Rodolfo]

Did you notice the error log thag I posted?

Warning: tempnam(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/tmp) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/web97/html/:/var/www/web97/phptmp/:/var/www/web97/files/:/var/www/web97/atd/:/usr/local/php5.5/lib/php/:/usr/local/php5.5/pear/) in /var/www/web97/html/buzzpics/app/lib/classes/class.upload.php on line 216

That is a server error.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...n-effect-file-is-not-within-the-allowed-paths

 

[buzzdee]

Did you notice the error log thag I posted?

Yes, and now I know that the problem is the open_basedir restriction aka no write access to /tmp folder.
I think we need a workaround for this, because there are many, many hosters who don't allow writing to /tmp folder.
Or at least, we need a way to specify the temp-folder. In my case, the writable temp-folder is named "phptmp"...

 

[Rodolfo]

Try this:

        if(!$this->downstream or !@is_writable($this->downstream)) {
            $this->downstream = tempnam($this->destination, 'chvtemp');
        }

 

[buzzdee]

if(!$this->downstream or !@is_writable($this->downstream)) {$this->downstream = tempnam($this->destination, 'chvtemp');
}

Still no luck with ^this code...
Although the image is in fact uploaded successfully, there is an error afterwards (see screenshot).


I heavily discussed the "/tmp" problem with my hoster today, and they won't change their php settings 🙁
Therefore I really beg you to find a workaround for those people who have this problem 🙂

As a dirty workaround I replaced this

$this->downstream = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'chvtemp');

with this

$this->downstream = tempnam('/var/www/web97/phptmp', 'chvtemp');

and it works ... but I#d like to have a professional solution 😉

 

[Rodolfo]

Change this:

        // Set the downstream file       
        $this->downstream = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'chvtemp');
       
        if(!$this->downstream) {
            throw new UploadException("Can't get a tempnam", 200);
        }

To this:

        // Set the downstream file       
        $this->downstream = @tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'chvtemp');
       
        if(!$this->downstream or !@is_writable($this->downstream)) {
            $this->downstream = @tempnam($this->destination, 'chvtemp');
            if(!$this->downstream) {
                throw new UploadException("Can't get a tempnam", 200);
            }
        }

Btw you should also try beg your host to fix their crappy PHP setup.

 

[buzzdee]

Great, it works! Thanks a lot, you're genius!

Btw you should also try beg your host to fix their crappy PHP setup.

I'll do this 🙂