Unable to store facebook profile pic while login with facebook

Question

I am using following code for storing image in my website dir

 $fb_id=1120381158031234;//eg
 $image = file_get_contents($userArray['picture']['data']['url']);
 file_put_contents('../images/profiles/fb_id'.$fb_id.'.gif', $image);

but getting this error

Warning: file_put_contents(../images/profiles/fb_id_1120381158031234.gif): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /XXXX/XXXX/XXXX/XXXX/facebook.php on line 48

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /XXXX/XXXX/XXXX/XXXX/facebook.php:48) in /XXXX/XXXX/XXXX/login-facebook.php on line 38

As the error message is saying. You are trying to store it in a folder that doesn't exists — WizKid, Aug 02 '16 at 16:33
No because the error message say that the path becomes "../images/profiles/fb_id_1120381158031234.gif" — WizKid, Aug 02 '16 at 17:45
Possible duplicate of [Failed to open stream : No such file or directory](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36577020/failed-to-open-stream-no-such-file-or-directory) — Vic Seedoubleyew, Aug 05 '16 at 18:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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First problem:

Your code is running inside facebook.php. Your code tries to reach the folder images as a sibling of the folder facebook.php is in. It fails either when searching for that folder or when searching for the profiles subfolder. Note, that one of these does not exist at the point your code is searching for it or the OS user executing the PHP code does not have write privileges on one of those folders.

Test by running the following code:

echo getcwd();

just before your call to file_get_contents. You will see then where the folders are searched for.

As about the second problem, this excellent post should make things clear about it.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Aug 02 '16 at 16:39

Lajos Arpad

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@sunilwananje, what did echo getcwd(); print on your browser screen? – Lajos Arpad Aug 02 '16 at 17:41
echo getcwd(); getting this /home3/ecom/public_html – sunilwananje Aug 02 '16 at 17:48
Do you have an images folder inside public_html and a profiles folder inside the images folder? – Lajos Arpad Aug 03 '16 at 05:59
Then it is an issue with the privilege to one of those folders. – Lajos Arpad Aug 03 '16 at 16:01
are you talking about permission? – sunilwananje Aug 03 '16 at 18:20
Yes, I am talking about the user which runs the PHP code. That user might have no write privilege on one of those folders. – Lajos Arpad Aug 04 '16 at 06:58
@sunilwananje, you are welcome, I was happy to help. – Lajos Arpad Aug 04 '16 at 07:33
there is a troubleshooting checklist for this frequent problem here : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36577020/failed-to-open-stream-no-such-file-or-directory – Vic Seedoubleyew Aug 05 '16 at 18:58

Unable to store facebook profile pic while login with facebook

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