[SOLVED] How can I upload a file outside public

How can I upload a file outside public_html?

I have a folder structure like this:

etc
files
public_html
tmp

I want users of my website to be able to upload files, and have those files stored inside the files folder (as opposed to storing them inside some folder within public_html). This is for security reasons. I'm a bit of a newbie, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to store the uploaded file to the files folder. Here is my code (the relevant part?):

$path = dirname( __FILE__ ) ."/" . 'files/my_file.pdf';
$success = move_uploaded_file( $tmp_name, $path );

How should I change $path to get this to work?

Solution

It is hard to say where you files are being uploaded to with knowing what the value for FRAMEWORK_PATH is. If you specifically want to put a file to the location of your choosing just specify it explicitly like:

$path = '/path/to/files/';
$filename = 'name_you_want_to_give_upload';

$success = move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, $path . $filename);