document write b4 php script

[hykc]

hi,

i have a upload.php page accept a POST from other page

upload.php
<?PHP
$userfile_name = $FILES['userfile']['name'];
if (is_uploaded_file($FILES['userfile']['tmp_name']))
copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "upload/$userfile_name");

?>

now i want to have a text "uploading..." when this page is executing.

so i added text "uploading..." at the top of the upload.php page
but it won't display the text until the file is uploaded.

is it ok to write the text once upload.php is loaded?

thx i have so many questions since i start php, really a newbie

[the_Igel]

You can't print anything before file is uploaded.

Do you have a vague idea of how http works?
The browser sends a request to the server, and the server replies with a response, containing some headers and, usually, a body.
So, when you upload a file, this file is included in the request. The server won't send you anything until it recieves the request, so you van't get anything from server while a file is uploading.
So bad 🙂

[notionlogic]

I had a similar problem with some work for a client who wanted to accept uploaded video files which can be huge....

When the form on the previous page is submitted, use a Javascript function tied to the onSubmit event to pop-up a small window with your "uploading..." message.

[the_Igel]

onUnload should work, too.