File upload woes!

[Anon]

Hey all,

I'm having a problem when I try to upload a file to a script. This is the
html file:

<form ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" action="file.php" method="post">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30720">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="task" value="upload">
<P>Banner bestand:
<br><INPUT NAME="the_file" TYPE="file" SIZE="35"><br>
<input type="submit" Value="Upload">
</form>

This is the content of file.php:

$the_path = "/dir/to/image/uploads";

$registered_types = array(
"image/gif" => ".gif",
"image/pjpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg",
"image/jpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg");

$allowed_types = array("image/gif","image/pjpeg","image/jpeg");

if (isset($task) && strstr($task, "upload"))
{

if ($the_file == "none")
{
     exit();
}

copy($the_file, $the_path . "/" . $the_file_name);

}

The problem is, when I hit the upload button, I get a 404 file error or file.php
never loads at all. I'm 100% sure the action url is correct. Anybody know
what could be causing this?

[fandelem]

do this:

file.php:

$the_path = "/dir/to/image/uploads";

$registered_types = array(
"image/gif" => ".gif",
"image/pjpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg",
"image/jpeg" => ".jpg, .jpeg");

$allowed_types = array("image/gif","image/pjpeg","image/jpeg");

if (isset($task) && strstr($task, "upload"))
{

if ($the_file == "none")
{
exit();
}

copy($the_file, $the_path . "/" . $the_file_name);

} else {
// this means we will display our form
?>
<form ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>" method="post">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30720">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" name="task" value="upload">
<P>Banner bestand:
<br><INPUT NAME="the_file" TYPE="file" SIZE="35"><br>
<input type="submit" Value="Upload">
</form>

<?php
}
?>

that way you are sure it is correct ;o)

[Anon]

why i try that code and the error message like this
Warning: Max file size of 0 bytes exceeded - file [the_file] not saved in Unknown on line 0

what's wrong ??
and what the directory ??
/parentdirectory/ ???

[Anon]

try to include the <?php before the code and the ?> after the code to indicate it's php, perhaps?