using file upload global varibles

Anon

I've a got form field with a file element.

It's being passed on to a "confirm" block on the same page and then it can be passed onto "submit" or "back" (all within the same page.) This is all in one big loop and elements are being passed as "hidden" When I try utilize this $fupload variable (which is a path to a temporary variable i.e. /tmp/php5Pq3fU) in anything other then the first confirm, I get an error saying it can't find /tmp/php5Pq3fU.

How do I utilize this file upload path for further processing?

I hope that my question makes sense.
Thanks.

Anon

If I understand what you're saying (a little sample code would have helped) then what's happening is that the file is disappearing as it is documented to do at the end of the script. Remember, it doesn't matter how many times you POST back to the same PHP file, each time is a completely separate transaction as far at HTTP is concerned, and PHP automatically gets rid of the temporary copy of the upload file when the script exits. So you need to deal with the uploaded file (copying or, much better if you're running on unix, linking it) to a permanent copy.

Anon

yes, that's what happening.

Is there a way to save that path?
for example, (I'm getting a file of an image)
If the origninal file is in /home/janine/scanned/image.jpg and and then the form allows the user to browse with the browse button to find the file. That path above is listed in the text box, but when passed on, it's that temp path /tmp/php5PqefU. I know that you can pull information out on the file. (i.e. $fupload is the variable, so $fupload_name, $fupload_size, $fupload_type) but is there a way to save that original path? (/home/janine/scanned/) for further processing?

you need to deal with the uploaded file
(copying or, much better if you're running
on unix, linking it) to a permanent copy.

As above, you mentioned either copying the variable or also linking it to the permanent copy. How would you do the linking? (yes, I'm running linux)

thanks.

Anon

Actually, when I went and looked at what I was doing, it turns out
I am using rename(), since I don't need the uploaded file to continue
to exist in the tmp directory anyway. If you do this, keep in mind that
rename() will not create any directories that don't exist, so if you
are going to create some deeper directory structure you may have to
parse the pathname and mkdir() each part that doesn't exist.

Another gotcha is that rename(), like link(), doesn't work across
volumes/partititions.