Multipart Upload Problem in XP

Rex__

I'm having a problem with my uploads. I had Apache2 and had to switch back to Apache1.3 and now my uploading doesn't work.

here is my php codes:

upload1.php:

upload2.php:

for($i=0; $i < count($FILES['userfile']['name']); $i++) {
if ($FILES['userfile']['type'][$i]=="image/jpeg") {
$filename=$FILES['userfile']['name'][$i];
$creationdate=get_long_datetime();
$storedname=get_encoded_filename($filename,$creationdate);
$tempname=$storedname.".jpg";
if($FILES) { // if file exists
echo "File Name: $File_name<p>";
echo "File size: $File_size<p>";
if (!copy($FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'][$i], "C:\Apache2\photos\uploaded\".$tempname)) {
echo "Was unable to upload file <p>";
unlink ($FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'][$i]); // deletes file
exit;
}
}

}

The "C:\Apache2\photos\uploaded" exists.
I created a folder called "C:\Apache2\tmp_uploads"
in the php.ini file looks like this:

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; File Uploads ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
file_uploads = On
upload_tmp_dir = "C:\Apache2\tmp_uploads"
upload_max_filesize = 1000M

The uploads2.php page shows an empty $_FILES array, as if the files aren't uploading. It's my understanding that the files are uploaded and the array is filled in the process. If no temp folder is found, then the files aren't uploaded and the array isn't created.

biggus

I think the array of file data would be $FILES['userfile'] So,
$FILES['userfile'][0] would be the first file. Try the following:

for($i=0; $i < count($_FILES['userfile']); $i++) { 
if ($_FILES['userfile'][$i]['type']=="image/jpeg") { 
$filename=$_FILES['userfile'][$i]['name']; 
$creationdate=get_long_datetime(); 
$storedname=get_encoded_filename($filename,$crea
tiondate); 
$tempname=$storedname.".jpg"; 
if($_FILES['userfile'][$i]) { // if file exists 
echo "File Name: $File_name<p>"; 
echo "File size: $File_size<p>"; 
if (!copy($_FILES['userfile'][$i]['tmp_name'], "C:\\Apache2\\photos\\uploaded\\".$tempname)) { 
echo "Was unable to upload file <p>"; 
unlink ($_FILES['userfile'][$i]['tmp_name']); // deletes file 
exit; 
} 
} 

}

Rex__

I tried it and it didn't work. i still have an empty array.

Rex__

I had to go back to apache 1.3 because I installed OpenSA (an SSL installer that uses it's own apache setup, ini, and conf files). I am wondering if any new SSL related settings would effect file uploads. PHP safe mode is off.

This is really starting to worry me.

biggus

just to check, what do you have in your php.ini for the following?

max_input_time
post_max_size

Have you tried to catch the error with $_FILES['userfile']['error']?

Are you allowing global variables with register_globals? If not, then try $HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile'].

Now you've got me hooked on trying to figure this out!

Biggus

Rex__

I really got my hopes up with a new response, but nothing worked.

$_FILES['userfile']['error']

and

$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['error ']

both return a null.

I couldn't find max_input_time or post_max_size in the php.ini file, but I found these:

file_uploads = On
max_execution_time = 30
memory_limit = 8M

upload_max_filesize = 100M
register_globals = Off

regiser_globals has always been set to off as far as I remember, even when I used the $FILES and $COOKIES arrays.

I just tested the $_COOKIES array and it works fine, even with globals off. :-/

I've been surfing the net for days to find an answer, and the only thing I've come up with is putting something like this in the apache config file:

<FILES>
LimitRequestBody 524288
</FILES>

I tried it and it didn't make a difference and I can't use htaccess files.

biggus

Here are my values for the 2 things you're missing in your php.ini:

; Maximum size of POST data that PHP will accept.
post_max_size = 20M

max_input_time = 60

The latter is in the resource limits section (about 1/4 of the way into the file) and post_max_size is right below register_argc_argv in my php.ini

I set post_max_size to 20M for phpMyAdmin sql dumps for when I duplicated our production db. The files would get pretty big and I was too lazy to dump smaller sections of the db.

Just to test, I commented out those two settings and the uploads stopped working on my XP/Apache box. File uploads didn't work at all without post_max_size, for that matter. It seems to be the most important one. Try adding them to your php.ini. That might do it. (fingers crossed)

Biggus

Rex__

Situation: kinda resolved

I figured that since i didn't have post_max_size or max_input_time in my ini file, that my version of php was pretty old. I think it was 4.1.x.

Since my apache and mysql versions were old too (apache1.3, php4, mysql3.2), I decided to start from scratch and reinstall everything. I spent all morning doing that (apache2, php5, mysql4).

After I got everything working, I saw your post. I never got to try your solution, but thanks anyway Biggus.

biggus

As long as it works.

Happy Holidays,
Biggus