multipart/form-data is multi frustrating

[Anon]

A short version of a question previously asked:

When uploading image.jpg using the standard multipart/form-data, I get
HTTP_POST_FILES["image"] =
Array
(
[name] => image.jpg
[type] =>
[tmp_name] => /tmp/phpllMae6
[size] => 17394
)

Note that if I leave the file field empty, then name is empty (like type is above, and not "none").

is_uploaded_file() says it worked, and I can get the binary into mysql, so the big question: why is type empty?

The slightly less big question: I have a switch statement in my script that is totally ignored if I use enctype="multipart/form-data" -why is that?

Any and all ideas appreciated, so throw 'em at me.

Apache/1.3.14 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) mod_ssl/2.7.1 OpenSSL/0.9.5a PHP/4.0.4pl1 mod_perl/1.24

thx
mark

[toma42]

Type is supplied by the USERS browser...if it doesn't know what you sent, type will be empty.

You'd have to post your switch stuff for any help.

[Anon]

I guess the part that really has me confused is that the script works as it should on my other server (running Apache/1.3.9 (Unix) Red-Hat-Secure/3.1 mod_ssl/2.4.5 OpenSSL/0.9.4 mod_perl/1.21 PHP/4.0.4pl1). The type behaves, and the switch statement works, and if the file field is empty then $image="none" and the whole script works like it's supposed to. But not on my second server.

So, I know it's pig headed of me and I may eat my words, but I don't think it's a problem with my code. It seems like a server configuration issue that I'm not anticipating. Then again, what do I know. . .

[Anon]

it's weird when that kinda thing happens

I had this one time where if i had a bgcolor=#000000 in my table tag, the script didn't work- when i took it out, it worked fine.

never figured out why 🙁