$_FILES['userfile']['type']

Anthony_john5

Using the PHP manual I've written a simple uploads script, however I need to limit it to certain types of files. At the moment I am thinking gifs, jpegs and swf files. I know that the mime type can be found using $FILES['userfile']['type'] and therefore I can write

 if ($_FILES['userfile']['type'] != image/pjpeg) { echo "error"; exit(); }

However when it comes to allowing multiple file types I come unstuck. What should the code be to also allow image/jpeg and image/gif ?

Anthony

John_Canyon

I believe this will create an array for type.

Something like,

for($i=0;$i<count($_FILE[userfile][type]);$i++)
{
    if ($_FILES['userfile']['type'][$i] != image/pjpeg) { echo "error"; exit(); }
}

Should work.

That is if the array becomes multi-dimensional with multiple uploads which i believe it does.

Cheers

Anthony_john5

Thanks for your help, but I think you might have misunderstood my problem. Probably because it wasn't explained too well.

I have a form submit.php which the user can fill in and at the bottom select a file to upload. The second file create_entry.php currently uploads this file and enters the info in the databse.

However I want it at the start to check the file type and if it is an image file or a swf file allow the rest of the script to executre (i.e upload the file.)

Hope that helps.

Anthony