uploading files onto a site

[j_bravo_k_ro]

I'd like to know how i can upload binary files (ie pictures) onto a website, using a form field <input type=file>

10x 😉

[Mordecai]

Through PHP, they can be accessed by $_FILES[].

[codeDV]

file.htm

<form method="post" action="file.php">
  <input type="file" name="my_file">
  <input type="Submit" value="Upload"?
</form>

file.php

if (isset ($_FILES['my_file'])) {
  move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['my_file']['tmp_name'], $_FILES['name']);
}

These two files handle the file upload and save it on the server. Validation can be done by checking the file size and type.

Hope this helps, Adam

[cgraz]

and you can find more reading on it here

Cgraz

[j_bravo_k_ro]

10x guys 😉

[j_bravo_k_ro]

if i use
move_uploaded_file ($FILES['my_file']['tmp_name'], $FILES['name']);

what will the directory the file will be uploaded to be, related to the directory containing the php script itself...is that the same directory ? and where can i set that directory (like php.ini or httpd.conf) ?

10x; )

[cgraz]

it would be $_FILES['my_file']['name'], but you would need to specify the path in the second parameter followed by the filename.

move_uploaded_file($FILES['my_file'], "images/" . $FILES['my_file']['name']);

Cgraz