Posted by Danny Boy on 04/21/07 06:49

Hi,

I don't know any php myself. Just html, css, etc. So I hired a
subcontractor to set up a batch upload of images for a site I'm making.
The word "batch" means to me that there isn't really any limit to the
number of files that can be uploaded (well, of course it has to be
practical and within reason and not e.g. a hundred images in one go, but
maybe 10 or 20 or even 30 if other circumstances are OK.)

He didn't mention anything about limits either. But now, when done, the
script can only upload 4 images at the time and he's claiming that
that's the limit for the http protocol. IMHO, I think that's a piece of
info that he ought to have told me beforehand as it's not "real batch"
at all - at least not in my book. So I have to find some other solution
somewhere.

The questions I have are:

1. Is that true about 4 file upload limit?

2. Are there some other way to solve this with php/MySQL that's not too
complicated?

3. I have found a seemingly nicely working java applet:
http://www.postlet.com/ Has anyone implemented this and can give some
comments or tips?

4. I'm not too happy to pay the guy for this, as I think he should have
told me from start, or at least at the point when he found out about the
limit. Am I overreacting here?

Your input is highly appreciated....

TIA
Danny

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