Multiple File Uploads

chads2k2

What up everyone! I don't consider myself a n00b unless it comes to something I don't know how to do. I have never played around with file uploads through POST in PHP. However I have a HUGE proejct requiring it. So now if I don't get what they want done I will be SOL. So check this out... I have a script that uploads the file but... i need a multiple file upload. I did the typical reading but of course PHP.net's manual is written by 4th graders. They give a great explanation of what happens. Now... HOW THE HECK do I get all the files to go in? Ok here is my code so far and its the one that works. However if I put another

index.php

<form action="uploadanduse.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Send these files:<br>
<input name="userfile" type="file"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Send files">

</form>

end of index.php

uploadanduse.php

<?php

echo "saved on server at: $userfile<br>";
echo "orig.f.name: $userfile_name<br>";
echo "filesize: $userfile_size<br>";
echo "used mime types: $userfile_type<br>";
$userfile_name = "33_".$userfile_name;

move_uploaded_file ($userfile, "./upload/".$userfile_name);

?>

end of uploadanduse.php

Now that works! I have 777 permissions on the folder /upload/

I cannot use anything else like fopen or even FTP into it.... the FTP takes too long. So I decided to go with this method. Can some experienced uploader help this frustrated intermediate/expert out? I am a newbie when it comes to this stuff.

Thanks in advance!

Chad R. Smith

nightowl

Your sentence was not finished, but I guess you should simply have another INPUT field of type "file" in your form ? That should work I guess. About the 4th graders who wrote the manual: the PHP manual and online extra's is one of the best I've seen. In case you don't find it usefull enough, stop complaining and add your own information to it. That's the beauti of it.

frigidman

The confusing part is their continued use of "userfile" as the name. They didnt say that it could be named anything else, so I think thats where you are getting confused.

As nightowl said, just add a send input field... but here is actually some more useful information.

Then when you deal with the file data in the php script, use the names you supplied in the 'name' field of the inputs. Al la:

$userfile1
$userfile1_size
$userfile1_name
$userfile2
$userfile2_size
$userfile2_name

If you are using the newer PHP (I think anything above 4.1 ?), you can use the $_FILES superglobal variable which is a hash of hashes. The vague information on that variable is at:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.predefined.php

I've never used that variable, as I just recently upgraded to 4.1.2 AFTER already making everything with file uploads. This following information is also there, but I am pasting it here for reference:

The $_FILES variable is not very well documented. Beware that it contains an associative array:
array(1) {["File"]=>array(5) {["name"]=>string(12) "brahhh.jpg",["type"]=>string(11) "image/pjpeg",["tmp_name"]=>string(14) "/tmp/php2Uyz0c",["error"]=>int(0),["size"]=>int(36950)}}

Confusing? Yeah, let me make that understandable:

$FILES["userfile1"]["tmp_name"]
$FILES["userfile1"]["name"]
$FILES["userfile1"]["type"]
$FILES["userfile1"]["size"]

$FILES["userfile2"]["tmp_name"]
$FILES["userfile2"]["name"]
$FILES["userfile2"]["type"]
$FILES["userfile2"]["size"]

chads2k2

Originally posted by nightowl
Your sentence was not finished, but I guess you should simply have another INPUT field of type "file" in your form ? That should work I guess. About the 4th graders who wrote the manual: the PHP manual and online extra's is one of the best I've seen. In case you don't find it usefull enough, stop complaining and add your own information to it. That's the beauti of it.

I don't even feel like fighting with anyone on this board. Just because it changed completely and has lost its appeal. You can add all you want to that board but truthfully your question is never answered. That is why people come on this board. I did what you said and it didn't do anything. Do you have another idea? The script I am using to insert them doesnt work.

Thanks though and have a great day!
Chad