I have been trying to get this to work for days now I starting to pull my hair out, every time i hit the submit button it tells me that i need to select a file to upload can someone please tell me what i am doing wrong. Here is my code
<?php
$site_name = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
$url_dir = "http://".$SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].dirname($SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
$url_this = "http://".$SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
$upload_dir = "uploadpictures/";
$upload_url = $url_dir."/uploadpictures/";
$message ="";
$file_name = $_FILES['userfile']['name'];
$file_url = $upload_dir.$file_name;
$defaultrate = '0';
//Default Message Start
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$message = "Please enter all of the information and then click on Register Now.";
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Default Message End
//Connect to the database Start
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
$db = mysql_connect("somehost","someuser","somepass");
mysql_select_db("somedatabase",$db);
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Connect to the database End
//Setting the POST Variables Start
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
$username = $HTTP_POST_VARS["username"];
$password = $HTTP_POST_VARS["password"];
$verifypassword = $HTTP_POST_VARS["verifypassword"];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"];
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"];
$lastname = $HTTP_POST_VARS["lastname"];
$selectmonth = $HTTP_POST_VARS["selectmonth"];
$selectday = $HTTP_POST_VARS["selectday"];
$selectyear = $HTTP_POST_VARS["selectyear"];
$babyname = $HTTP_POST_VARS["babyname"];
$babymonth = $HTTP_POST_VARS["babymonth"];
$babyday = $HTTP_POST_VARS["babyday"];
$babyyear = $HTTP_POST_VARS["babyyear"];
$comments = $HTTP_POST_VARS["comments"];
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Setting the POST Variables End
//Inserting the Data Start
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
if ($_FILES['userfile']) {
$message = do_upload($upload_dir, $upload_url);
$sqluploadimages = "INSERT INTO sometable (some1, some2, some3) VALUES (' $some1', '$some2', '$some3')";
$result = mysql_query($sqluploadimages);
}
Else If ($username == "") {
$message = "You must Specifiy a User Name";
}
Else If ($password == "") {
$message = "You must Specify a Password";
}
Else If ($verifypassword != $password){
$message = "Passwords Do Not Match Please try again.";
}
Else If ($email == "") {
$message = "You must Specify an E-Mail Address";
}
Else If ($name == "") {
$message = "You must Specify a Name";
}
Else If ($lastname == "") {
$message = "You must Specify a Last Name";
}
Else If ($babyname == "") {
$message = "You must Specify Your Baby's Name";
}
else if ($file_name == "") {
$message = "Please select a file to upload Message 1";
}
function do_upload($upload_dir, $upload_url) {
$temp_name = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'];
$file_name = $_FILES['userfile']['name'];
$file_type = $_FILES['userfile']['type'];
$file_size = $_FILES['userfile']['size'];
$result = $_FILES['userfile']['error'];
$file_url = $upload_url.$file_name;
$file_path = $upload_dir.$file_name;
//File Name Check
if ( $file_name =="") {
$message = "Please select a file to upload Message 2";
return $message;
}
//File Size Check
else if ( $file_size > 500000) {
$message = "The file size is over 500K.";
return $message;
}
//File Type Check
else if ( $file_type == "text/plain" ) {
$message = "Sorry, You cannot upload any script file" ;
return $message;
}
$result = move_uploaded_file($temp_name, $file_path);
$message = ($result)?"File url <a href=$file_url>$file_url</a>" :
"Somthing is wrong with uploading a file.";
return $message;
}
and the rest is all html just some fields and a submit button I am submitting the form using PHP_SELF, could that be causing the problem. Please help