Uploading a file in PHP -

i'm trying upload file using php.

my folder structure following:

i have directory called schemas in root htdocs folder. inside folder, want create new folder every user; in folder i'll storing user-specific files.

for now, code incomplete (doesn't check whether or not folder/file exists , might error on this), i'm trying basics work.

<?php if ($_files ["bestand"] ["error"] > 0) { //for error messages: see http://php.net/manual/en/features.fileupload.errors.php switch ($_files ["bestand"] ["error"]) { case 1 : $msg = "u mag maximaal 2mb opladen."; break; default : $msg = "sorry, uw upload kon niet worden verwerkt."; } } else { //check mime type - http://php.net/manual/en/function.finfo-open.php $allowedtypes = array ("application/pdf" ); $filename = $_files ["bestand"] ["tmp_name"]; $finfo = new finfo ( fileinfo_mime_type ); $fileinfo = $finfo->file ( $filename );  if (in_array ( $fileinfo, $allowedtypes )) { //move uploaded file $dir = "schemas"; chdir("schemas"); $user_folder = str_replace(" ", "", $_post['schema']); mkdir( $user_folder, 0777); //  echo getcwd(); //  closedir($open); $folder = "/schemas/" . $user_folder . "/" . $_files ["bestand"] ["name"]; echo $folder; echo $user_folder;  if (move_uploaded_file ( $_files ["bestand"] ["tmp_name"], $folder )) { $msg = "uw schema succesvol geupload!"; } else { $msg = "upload mislukt."; } } else { $msg = "u kan enkel een pdf uploaden."; } } echo $msg . "<br />";   ?> 

when try this, following warnings:

warning: move_uploaded_file(/schemas/loesp/loopschema-0-tot-5-kilometer.pdf) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed open stream: no such file or directory in /applications/mamp/htdocs/sportjefit2/uploadenfile.php on line 30  warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: unable move '/applications/mamp/tmp/php/phpmsxxsu' '/schemas/loesp/loopschema-0-tot-5-kilometer.pdf' in /applications/mamp/htdocs/sportjefit2/uploadenfile.php on line 30 

the script does create folder (in case loesp) not seem upload or move actual file. i'm stumped.

the problem you're using absolute path, starts in root of entire machine. should use relative path, , should start current working directory.

you inside schemas folder (after call chdir), $folder should set this:

$folder = $user_folder . "/" . $_files ["bestand"] ["name"];