Posted by Norman Peelman on 02/21/07 00:00

bill wrote:
> bill wrote:
>> Can anyone help. I am using the following code to check that jpg image
>> only can be uploaded
>>
>> if ($_FILES['userfile']['type'] != 'image/jpeg')
>> {
>> $msg = 'Problem: file is not jpg';
>> }
>>
>> when uploading a jpg or jpeg this works fine in firefox but when i try
>> to upload a jpg using internet explorer an error is produced saying
>> that it is not a jpg when in fact it is.
>> Can anyone help
>> Thanks
>> bill
> Point taken over mime types. I was just trying to find an easy solution
> to allow jpgs on to site. At this stage I am trying to get the site up
> and running for testing. Will let you know how it develops. Thanks for
> your time and advice it is appreciated.
> Bill

Bill,

You're doing just fine... you gotta start somewhere. What you are
doing is just the first line of defense. Some links to check out:

These are a good start-
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gd-info.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getimagesize.php

These may take more effort-
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.imagetypes.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mime-content-type.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.fileinfo.php


Norm

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