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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/11/06 13:48
mpar612@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a newbie to PHP, MySQL. I am trying to create a basic file upload
> form. I want to get that working and then I want to integrate that
> into a form that will rename the file and save it to a directory and
> store the path to the file in the db, in addition to storing other text
> from other fields in the form. Then I will get that path using PHP to
> display the image file in a browser.
>
> First things first, I'm having difficulty getting the basic file upload
> form working.
>
> Here is the code I am using:
>
> <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?php print
> $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">
> <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="50000">
> Select a file: <input name="upfile" type="file">
> <input type="submit" value="Upload">
> </form>
>
> <?php
> $uploaddir = "uploads/";
> $uploadfile = $uploaddir . $_FILES['upfile']['name'];
> if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['upfile']['tmp_name'])) {
> move_uploaded_file($_FILES['upfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile);
> print("File upload was successful");
> } else {
> print("File upload failed");
> }
> print_r($_FILES);
> ?>
>
> When I load the page the following text is always displayed on the
> page:
> "File upload failedArray ( )"
>
> When I upload a file I recieve the following text on the page:
> "File upload was successfulArray ( [upfile] => Array ( [name] =>
> testing.php [type] => application/octet-stream [tmp_name] =>
> /tmp/phpVtNHIr [error] => 0 [size] => 574 ) )"
>
> I think my issue is with the $_FILES. Do I have to change the name and
> tmp_name values? The documentation is sort of vague to me, but then
> again I am pretty new to this. I know there are security issues and
> there is a lot more that needs to be done, but I need to start with the
> basics here.
>
> Any input or advice that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
> Also, if there are any online references that you could provide would
> be great. Thanks in advance!
>
Yes, the message will always be displayed because when you first load
the page you don't have anything in your $_FILES array. That only comes
after you've entered a filename and submitted your form.
Remember - PHP is SERVER SIDE. By the time your browser gets the page,
ALL of the PHP code has been executed.
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