File path In file form element, Does not catched

[saidbakr]

Hi
Note: In this case I don't mean file upload process.

Look at this:

<form action="myphp1.php" method="post">
<input type="file" name="file_path">
<input type="submit">
</form>

In myphp1.php file, I wrote the following code:

<?
echo($file_path)//here I respect the file path will be printed
?>

However, There's no any thing printed at all.
So Please, Tell me how can I make the file_path variable, contains the value
of the path?
Note: I have Globals on in php.ini
😕 😕 🙁

[Mordecai]

Well, since you have globals on, this is going to be set to the file data. The name of the file would be $file_path_name, or $_POST["file_path"]["name"].
You do not get the entire path, but only the filename.

[saidbakr]

Ok
I think, it may be solved using a mix of JavaScript and two forms:
The first form will contain all elements in addition a hidden element which will carry the value of the path and note:
Do not create a submit element.
The second form will contains the file element. and don't assign an action for it
Now we will create a simple JavaScript Function to do the transfer:

function transit()
{
form1.hideE.value=form2.file.value;
form1.submit();
}

Now place a simple image as a button in your script. and add the event handler onClick as attribute:
<img src="button.gif" onClick="transit()">

By this way we ensure the transmition of the file path as a string to our php script with out upload fils to temp folder.

It's clear I used the second form only to open the brows file window easly and get the file path from it😃