Open txt file from desktop using PHP

Question

It is possible to open a txt file from desktop to my webserver?
I have tried fopen but It cant open the stream.

Code:

$txtfile = fopen("C:\Users\steve\Desktop\AntiCheat.txt","r");
echo $txtfile;

The Error message:

Warning: fopen(C:\Users\steve\Desktop\AntiCheat.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory

This works fine If I using XAMPP but on my webserver it does not works

Does your web server reside on the same Windows computer as the file? — S. Dev, May 28 '18 at 17:46
No, but If I'm using `` the file can be uploaded by clicking the button but I dont want it so — Freddy Gerogin, May 28 '18 at 17:48
Possible duplicate of [PHP - Failed to open stream : No such file or directory](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36577020/php-failed-to-open-stream-no-such-file-or-directory) — Sheikh Hasib, May 28 '18 at 17:51

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 28 '18 at 17:48

This works fine If I using XAMPP but on my webserver it does not works

XAMPP is a package that includes a web server, so presumably, you mean that it doesn't work if you use a web server that is running on a different computer.

This shouldn't be a surprise as the other computer won't have your hard disk in it, so it won't have your C drive or your files.

You need to either:

Share your file over the network to the computer running the web server (since the web server probably doesn't run on your LAN, this is likely to be logistically challenging).
Copy the file to the computer running the web server.

Open txt file from desktop using PHP

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