need a photo file upload component in PHP

[taylormorgan]

I am interested in having a form on my site which allows people
to upload images. The form is all set up BUT when i try to add the
browse/upload component in front page it doesnt work...i understand that
this is because i am on a a UNIX server. Ive been told that I would need a
PHP script to enable people to upload images from within the form and have
the images AND the form data sent to me at the specified email address

heres the page i am talking about. it has not been completed because of
these mechanical problems, so the form is just plain right now.

heres the page www.previewofhomes.com/newaccts.htm

heres the way i would want the uploaders to look:

www.previewofhomes.com/webpage-signup.htm

I know nothing about PHP and so am looking for the simplest way to solve
this problem as quickly as possible.

THANKS for much for your help.

[tommynanda]

3 Files- Upload, Move the Files around, View files

upload.html

		<tr>
			<td>
				<table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
					<tr>
						<td align="center">
						<br><br>
						JPG,BMP,GIF,PNG are the only formats accepted.<br>

					<form action="uploading.php" method=post enctype="multipart/form-data"> 
					Pic 1: <input type=file name="userfile1"><br> 
					Pic 2: <input type=file name="userfile2"><br> 
					Pic 3: <input type=file name="userfile3"><br> 
					Pic 4: <input type=file name="userfile4"><br> 
					Pic 5: <input type=file name="userfile5"><br> 
					Your Name:<input type=text name="user" size=40><br> 
					Description:<input type=text name="desc" size=40><br>
					<input type=submit value=Upload><br> 
					</form>					
					<br><br><br>
					</td>
				</tr>
			</table>
		</td>
	</tr>

uploading.php - Moving files from Temp Location to where u want o store

		<tr>
			<td>
				<table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
					<tr>
						<td align="center">
						<br><br><br>

<?
$username = $_POST['user'];
$desc = $_POST['desc'];

$k = 0;

$directname = date("YmdHis");

mkdir("[B]picholder[/B]/$directname",707);

for($i=1;$i<=5;$i++)
{

	if(isset($_FILES["userfile$i"]) && $_FILES["userfile$i"][name] != "") 
	{
		$filext = strtolower(substr(strrchr($_FILES["userfile$i"]["name"],'.'),1));
		if($filext == "jpg" || $filext == "gif" || $filext == "bmp" || $filext == "png")
		{

		    $k = 1;
		    $uploaddir = "picholder/$directname/";
		    move_uploaded_file($_FILES["userfile$i"]["tmp_name"], $uploaddir . $_FILES["userfile$i"]["name"]);

		}

		else
		{
			$errfile = $_FILES["userfile$i"]["name"];

			echo " $errfile ,  This file format is not accepted<br>";

		}

	}


}
if($k==1)
{

$fname = fopen("[B]picholder[/B]/piclog.txt","at");
$pdate = date("F j, Y, g:i a");
$templine = "|*|Name|*|\n$username\n|*|Description|*|\n$desc\n|*|Directory|*|\n$directname\n|*|Date|*|\n$pdate";
fwrite($fname,"$templine \n");
fclose($fname);

echo "Picture(s) Uploaded!";
}
else
{
	rmdir("[B]picholder[/B]/$directname");
	echo "Error uploading pictures!";
}
?>
						</td>
					</tr>
				</table>
			</td>
		</tr>

viewimages.php to view image posted by users

<tr>
			<td>
				<table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>
					<tr>
						<td align="center">
						<br>
							Pictures in Queue (FIFO)<br>
							Click on icon to view pictures in that album<br><br>

					<table width="70%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>


					<?
							$fname = fopen("[B]picholder[/B]/piclog.txt","rt");

							// Reading from piclog
							$templine = fgets($fname);
							while(!feof($fname))
							{
								while(strcmp(rtrim($templine),"|*|Name|*|") != 0 && !feof($fname))
								{
									$templine = fgets($fname);
								}
								$picuser = ucfirst(fgets($fname));

								$templine = fgets($fname);
								$picdesc = fgets($fname);

								$templine = fgets($fname);
								$picfolder = rtrim(fgets($fname));

								$templine = @fgets($fname);
								$pdate = fgets($fname);

								$templine = @fgets($fname);

								if(trim(strtolower($picuser)) == 'webmaster')
									$dispimage = webmaster;
								else
									$dispimage = user;
								?>
				<tr>
					<td rowspan=3 width="60px" valign="bottom">
						<a href="call.php?page=pics&sub=actionview&id=<? echo "$picfolder"; ?>&pos=01"><img src="images/<? echo "$dispimage"; ?>.jpg" border=0></a><br>
					</td>
					<td align="left">
						<b>Description:</b> <? echo "$picdesc"; ?>	
					</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td align="left">
						<b>Submitted by:</b> <? echo "$picuser"; ?>
					</td>		
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td align="left">
						<b>Date:</b> <? echo "$pdate"; ?>
					</td>		
				</tr>

						<?								
							}

							fclose($fname);

					?>

					</table>
					</td>
				</tr>
			</table>
		</td>
	</tr>

Change picholder to watever folder u want to store your images to.

Good Luck
TommYNandA

[taylormorgan]

thanks....its intimidating looking but i will give it try iver the next day or so. I REALLY appreciate your help with this....i'm beside myslef with it, really.

If i cant figure it out or get it to work it will try again and then if that doesnt work....i may be back...

THANKS MILLIONS!

[brockn]

This is a great tutorial.

"http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/florian19991014.php3"