Saving an uploaded file with HttpPostedFileBase.SaveAs in a physical path

Question

I\'d like to save an uploaded file to a physical path by the method HttpPostedFileBase.SaveAs().

When I choose a physical path, an exception appears ind

Answer 1

The Server.MapPath works only with physical locations that are part of the website. If you want to save the file outside you could use the following:

var fileName = Path.GetFileName(fileurl.FileName);
fileurl.SaveAs(Path.Combine(@"c:\projects", fileName));

Make sure though that the account under which your application pool is executing is granted write permissions to this folder.

Answer 2

Server.MapPath is for virtual path. You can try to use Path.GetFullPath(path).