uploading files issues

[langals]

Hey there,

i've got issues when with retrieving posted variables when uploading files. It works with PHP 4.1.1, but for some strange reason not with PHP 4.3.2.

the form is
<form name="form" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="test.php" method="post">

//I've tried it with this line in and without it
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30000">

<input type="file" name="userfile">
<input name="sub" type="submit" value="Send File">
</form>

then when i want to check whether the form has been submitted, with $_POST['sub'] it is not set, eventhough the form has been sent.

Only when i remove enctype="multipart/form-data" is $_POST['sub'] set but then the file isn't uploaded.

Is it some php setting? Or Apache?
I've fiddled with php.ini at nauseum and like i said, it works with the older version of php, but i have to unfortunately use the newer one.

I'd really appreciate some help

[kevinsequeira]

try using $_FILE instead, here is the link in the manual

http://ca3.php.net/features.file-upload

reg
kevin

[Mordecai]

Yeah, depending on your build of PHP (you said you had 4.3.x), you'll have to use $POST or $FILES. 4.3.x uses $_FILES.

$FILES["userfile"]["name"] // Filename as on user's computer
$FILES["userfile"]["type"] // Mimetype of file
$FILES["userfile"]["size"] // Size of file in bytes, use this for checking, not a hidden field.
$FILES["userfile"]["tmp_name"] // The temporary name
$_FILES["userfile"]["error"] // Any error you may have received

[langals]

I don't think i was being clear.

I understand that to get the file info, $FILES has to be used. But I simply want to check whether the form has been submitted or not, ie whether $POST['sub'] is set. It is however always undefined, regardless of whether the button has been clicked or not.

Like i said, only when i take out <input type='file'... > and enctype='multipart/form-data' does $_POST['sub'] get set.

I think this is a very unusual error, since i've been doing things just like the manual suggested.

Any ideas?

[Jack_Slocum]

Use a hidden value instead of the expecting the button to return a value. for example:

<input type=hidden name=sub value="Send File">
<input type=submit value="Send File">

[tonyohara]

Hi there,
I am very new to php and have come across the same problem as yourself, namely, retrieving posted variables when using 'enctype="multipart/form-data".

I came across your post and wondered if you had ever found a solution?

thanks in advance!