Uploading an image in Codeigniter shows error The upload path does not appear to be valid

Question

$config[\'upload_path\'] = site_path().\'photos/\';
$config[\'allowed_types\'] = \'gif|jpg|png|jpeg\';
$config[\'max_size\'] = \'2048\';
$this->load->library(\         


        

Answer 1

If you are on windows try writing to "c:\" and see if that works.

Also what is the output of site_path() eg echo site_path(); ?

On xammp I've found I need to write c:\xammp\htdocs\myproject\photos\ instead of just using '\photos\';