PHP - write to server folder denied - php

Question

I have done chmod -R 777 on the root folder, but I'm still unable to successfully
upload (thus, write) to the uploaded folder!
Do I also have to change the php.ini file?
//$target_path = "http://localhost/photoServerProject/uploaded";
$target_path = "/photoServerProject/uploaded";
$fname = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
$upload_location = $target_path.'/'.$fname;
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $upload_location);
echo 'Moving file: ' . $fname . '</br></br>to: ' . $upload_location;
//echo "<img src=$upload_location>";
if(is_writeable($upload_location)){
echo '</br></br>Location <strong>is</strong> writeable ';
} else {
echo '</br></br>Location <strong>is NOT</strong> writeable ';
}
Output:
Moving file: camera.jpeg
to: /photoServerProject/uploaded/camera.jpeg
Location is NOT writeable

Answer 1

Try using
$targetPath= $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "photoServerProject/uploaded"
or
$targetPath= $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/photoServerProject/uploaded"

Answer 2

I was confusing the difference between paths on my local drive vs server paths. My root folder (localhosts) for server paths is different than my local directory structure.

Answer 3

I was misunderstanding the difference between server and local disk directory structures. Namely, the root folders are different.
I'm surprised nobody brought up this issue.
Here's the solution:
<?php
$local_target = "~/webdev/photoServerProject/uploaded/";
$server_target = $_server['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/photoServerProject/uploaded/";
$fname = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
$local_file_location = $local_target.$fname;
$server_file_location = $server_target.$fname;
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $local_file_location);
echo 'Moving file: ' . $fname . '</br></br>to local path: ' . $local_file_location;
echo '</br></br> But on the server it resides in : ' . $server_file_location;
echo '</br></br> See?';
echo "</br></br> <img src=$server_file_location>";
?>