HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections WordPress [duplicate] - php

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failed to open stream: HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections
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SO I am getting this error and searched everywhere for a reason. From what I have read this code should work. It is not using a url to write the file but instead a relative path. All the file permissions are set up right to 755 so dont think that is the issue. I even had a plugin developer looked at it and he didnt see an issue. Anyone got any ideas why this error is happening?
Error:
`Warning: move_uploaded_file(http://************/wp-content/uploads/simpleecommcart/digitalproduct/13-1.jpg): failed to open stream: HTTP wrapper does not support writeable connections in /home/***********/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart/models/SimpleEcommCartProduct.php on line 880`
`Warning: move_uploaded_file(): Unable to move '/tmp/phpyv2ztG' to 'http://***********/wp-content/uploads/simpleecommcart/digitalproduct/13-1.jpg' in /home/stagingpeak/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-e-commerce-shopping-cart/models/SimpleEcommCartProduct.php on line 880`
The upload code (I wrote 880 where the error was):
//check for product image upload
if(strlen($_FILES['product']['tmp_name']['image_upload']) > 2) {
$dir = SimpleEcommCartSetting::getValue('product_folder');
if($dir) {
$filename = preg_replace('/\s/', '_', $_FILES['product']['name']['image_upload']);
$path = $dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $filename;
$src = $_FILES['product']['tmp_name']['image_upload'];
880--> if(move_uploaded_file($src, $path)) {
$_POST['product']['product_image_path'] = $filename;
}
else {
$this->addError('Product Image File Upload', __("Unable to upload file","simpleecommcart"));
$msg = "Could not upload file from $src to $path\n". print_r($_FILES, true);
throw new SimpleEcommCartException($msg, 66101);
}
}
}

Answer 1

The HTTP wrapper doesn't allow writing (for good reason) so this won't work in the way you were hoping, you'll need a stream that allows writing such as:
(Preferably) File: http://php.net/manual/en/wrappers.file.php
FTP: http://php.net/manual/en/wrappers.ftp.php
Source: http://php.net/manual/en/wrappers.http.php