upload to database

loureiro

Hi,

Im in need of some help with taking 2 pictures from a form and then on the next page processing them into a php variable so that I may pass them along using $_POST to another page. (but not until it skips a few first and then finally on the 4th npage having it insert into a record on a database.

I have already successfully tried to insert everything else but not the 2 pictures! can anyone help me out?

Form --> Put in Variable --> Skip Page --> Insert into Database

this is what i need. thank you!

snaack

I don't think this is possible because you should pull the file from the client since it is passed through the form only once.

I also believe that, instead of uploading a file into your database, it is better to store it on your webserver and save the path to your file in the database.

cheese

Being new at this I understand the INSERT bit for the database.... but how would you go about uploading the file on to an Apache server from a PHP page.

Regards,

Neil.

loureiro

sorry i wouldnt know that. I know how to upload onto a NT UNIX server but not apache.

loureiro

snaak. how would i do that?

loureiro

this is what i have found and have been using:

<?
// is there a file to upload?
if($file1 != "none") {
// copy uploaded file to a new location
if (copy($file1, "/path/to/www/uploaded_files/$file1_name")) {
// set permissions on this file
chmod("/path/to/www/uploaded_files/$file1_name", 0644);
print("<br>successful upload of $file1_name<br>
SIZE: $file1_size<br>
TYPE: $file1_type<br>");
// delete uploaded temp file (*see note below)
unlink($file1);
} else {
print('Error uploading file. Are directory permissions amenable?');
}
} else {
print('No file was submitted. Go back and choose a file, please');
}
?>

snaack

Originally posted by loureiro
snaak. how would i do that?

Could you please first explain to me what you want to do? I mean, why would you do it like this??

Maybe you're making things too difficult 😉

loureiro

ok. i've decided to give that up. Im just trying to save it to my server now! please help! this is what im using:

<?php

$uploaddir = '/lifestyles/pictureupload/';

print "<pre>";
if (move_uploaded_file($FILES['pictureupload']['tmp_name'], $uploaddir . $FILES['pictureupload']['name'])) {
print "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded. Here's some more debugging info:\n";
print_r($FILES);
} else {
print "Possible file upload attack! Here's some debugging info:\n";
print_r($FILES);
}

loureiro

can someone please help me out here?