[function.rename]: Access is denied. (code: 5)

  • yeagerc50

    (@yeagerc50)


    11 years, 4 months ago

    I have successfully created a directory inside wordpress using the following:
    $tempDir = ABSPATH . ‘wp-content’ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . ‘themes’ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . ‘used-car-lot-theme’;
    mkdir($tempDir,0700);
    however, when i try to use rename:
    rename(ABSPATH.’wp-content’.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.’plugins’.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.’used-car-lot’.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.’twentyten1′,
    ABSPATH . ‘wp-content’ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . ‘themes’ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . ‘used-car-lot-theme’);
    I get the subject error message: [function.rename]: Access is denied. (code: 5)

    I’m fairly certain it’s a Windows thing but after a day of searching for answers I have no clue how to attack
    the problem.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    PHP version? rename() only works on windows as of version 5.3.1 .

    Thread Starter yeagerc50

    (@yeagerc50)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    PHP version is 5.3.8

    Additional information:
    both folder permissions are 0777, I tried including it in the register_activation function of the plugin (of course) as well as adding it as a separate action but that didn’t work either.

    Would this somehow require an nonce?

    Thread Starter yeagerc50

    (@yeagerc50)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    From error log:

    [08-Dec-2012 19:42:53] PHP Warning: rename(C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress/wp-content/plugins/used-car-lot/twentyten1,C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress/wp-content/themes/used-car-lot-theme) [function.rename]: Access is denied. (code: 5) in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\used-car-lot\wp.display_cars1.php on line 76

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    PHP doesn’t care if you use a nonce or not, but you should use one to assure that the request is coming from the form you sent and not from a bad actor who figured out how to craft a request that would do something bad to your file structure.

    I know problems with rename in windows have occurred for many. Have you reviewed the comments on http://php.net/manual/en/function.rename.php ? May something there will sound a lot like your problem?

    Thread Starter yeagerc50

    (@yeagerc50)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    Yes, I’ve review the page you’ve referenced but instead of doing it what I want with a script, I figure I’ll just have the user install template files via a full fledged template or a child theme in addition to the plugin.

    unless….

    Is it possible to run custom template files from the plugin folder? I always assumed that templates MUST be in the theme folder in order for pages to recognize the template.

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    Depends on how the template is invoked. Generally, it does need to be in the theme folder so WP can find it when it’s trying to find the right template based on the client request.

    But if you’re explicitly loading a particular file as part of some special functionality that is independent of the request parser, it can reside anywhere that is accessible to the client.

    BTW, I would think the rename would work if you were to explicitly unlink all the files in the target, then remove the now empty directory. (A more painful routine to implement for sure) I believe windows is balking with your rename because the folder already exists. But then, I’m guessing at the context of your issue, so maybe I’ve mis-guessed entirely.

    selnomeria

    (@selnomeria)

    10 years, 6 months ago

    I think you are trying to touch the hidden files. in such case, you may use this to avoid hidden files: if (substr(“$filename”, 0, 1) != “.”) { your action }

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