Question

I’m using cakephp. In my users model I allow ppl to upload a pic. Once it uploads ok I save the url of the pic to $this->data['User']['image_url'] and save it. To upload I use the kind advice given here: http://www.jamesfairhurst.co.uk/posts/view/uploading_files_and_images_with_cakephp

After the upload is done I want to resize the photo so I have a thumbnail. I’m using the advice here: http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/Perkster/2008/04/12/image-resizer-crop

All is ok, except for the value in $this->data['User']['image_url'] looks like files/photos/userimage.jpg

The upload script I’m using seems to be expecting the urls with backslashes rather than forward ones coz when I run it I get the error

getimagesize(C:\xampp\htdocs\MyNewSite\app\webroot\img\files/photos\$image_name) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream:

What can I do to fix this?

Answer 1

The slashes are not the problem, the $image_name is. It’s impossible to tell without seeing the code, but you probably are using single quotes when assigning the file name, leading to the variable not getting parsed properly.