PHP Warning: fopen ... Trying to run from root, file is present, but can't be found?

Hi,

Long time forum reader, first time poster

I'd be really grateful for any help on this error:

When I attempt to execute the following command from CRON or when logged in as the ROOT,

[root@asdasd ~]# /usr/bin/php /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php

from shell I get an error:

PHP Warning: fopen(my-map.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php on line 3

Here is the php script that calls the file:

The file "my-map.txt" is located in my "web" folder, the root directory..

PHP:

<?php
$blog_name = "Blog";
require 'weblog.php';
$handle = fopen($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]."/my-map.txt", "r");


BUT, the file, "my-map.txt" IS IN THE Folder! It is definitely there, I've checked numerous times!

I have tried:

1.) Un-checking SUexec in the server settings
2.) Logging in via SSH and Chmoding the file my-map.txt to 777
3.) Logging in via SSH and Chmoding the file's folder and web user folder to 777.
3.) Playing around with Apache config, document root, etc.
4.) Playing around with PHP.ini ..

but, no Luck!

NOTE, I CAN run the script from my web browser, or if I type out the absolute path to the file... but, If I use the $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] variable or, use a path like: ../my-map.txt from the ROOT or CRON I get the same "file cannot be found" etc error...

Is this a config or permission issue?

Thanks for any help in advance...

 

Thanks for your reply! But, no luck!

Hi Till,

Thanks so much for your reply, I really appreciate it.

I tried the code that you suggested, without the $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] variable...

Note the following script is named abccode.php in the SAME directory as "my-map.txt"...

PHP:

<?php
$weblog_name = "Blog";
require 'weblog.php';
$handle = fopen("my-map.txt", "r");
### Rest of code ###
?>


...and when I ran the script from CRON or as ROOT from the Command Line, I got the same errors as before:

(Permissions on "my-map.txt" set to 777)
[root@xxxxxx8 ~]# /usr/bin/php /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php
PHP Warning: fopen(my-map.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php on line 4

(Permissions on "my-map.txt" set to 644)
[root@xxxxxx8 ~]# /usr/bin/php /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php
PHP Warning: fopen(my-map.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/web12/web/qazm/abccode.php on line 4

I'm using ISPconfig (of course ) on a Fedora OS...

Anyone have a thought? I am stumped....

 

How does the cron call look like?

what you can do is, store your basedir and append it to the filename:

PHP:

$handle = fopen( dirname(__FILE__) . '/my-map.txt', 'r');


If it still does not work please add this line for debugging before the fopenline

PHP:

var_dump( dirname(__FILE__) );
var_dump( is_file(dirname(__FILE__) . '/my-map.txt') );
var_dump( is_readable(dirname(__FILE__) . '/my-map.txt') );


Next thing, when I get these errors right, you should do is some more errorhandling, because after the fopen your script seems not to exit.
Either you add a die() in die fopen line or sth. like

PHP:

if( !is_reosource($handle) )
{
   //Your errormessage and exit, die(), logging or whatever here
}


 

Thanks Ben - This solution worked!

Hi Ben -

Thanks, your solution worked! I was able to get the script to work from the command line AND from my browser.

I'm assuming now that it will run from CRON without any trouble, but I will do a test run and see what it does!

Again, thanks!

 

I guess the path was missing when ran from cron so the file was not found, even if the script was in the same directory as the file.