Images section + upload.

benson

Hello,

Is it possible for me ( +/- newbie) to make a script wich allows a geust to upload not more then one or two pictures of a max 500 kb size ???
I thought maybe it can be done with cookies but with that i really don't have any experience !!!

Thnx
Benson

Mordecai

Sure. You can't use cookies, since they can be deleted (thus allowing the user to upload 2*infinite amount of <500kb images). Instead, you'll need user accounts or IP tracking. Don't let any one user/ip upload more than 2 images by storing that they've uploaded, and then incrementing that. I'd recommend using a database like MySQL to store the data.

To check whether or not it's greater than 500kb, you can check the $_FILES["myfile"]["size"] attribute. 1kb = 1024b.

benson

Thnx for the fast reply 🙂
But there also Dynamic Ip's on the net and a user thingi is not an option (way to difficult to set up on my simple site)..

But tnx for the help anyway

Mordecai

There is no "secure way." Everything and anything can be beaten. A user list would be the most secure way, however.

If you want to set it up using cookies, however, just look at the function setcookie(). All cookie values can be retrieved through $_COOKIES[].

benson

An of topic question .
Are there simple registration forms wich i can easily modify to suit my needs ???

Something with an email adress and a password ???

Mordecai

I'm sure you can find one if you search. Check out the PHP Resource Index's list of user management scripts.

benson

Didn't find something that applyed..
I was thinking of a simple reg. form --> Email-password-password-city
And if added to mysql, mail them with a link wich will activate the account.
If activated they can log in on one site were you can upload images.

Any body a slight idea ??

Btw. I have a moderate knowldege of Mysql/PHP.
(Made one password script myself)