Needing a Multiple File Uploader

[onairric]

Hey guys, I have a file uploader page and it uses the codes below. The problem is that it only uploades 1 file at a time because there is only one file field. How do we make it a multiple file uploader? Pls help. Tnx =)

if (isset ($_POST['submit'])) { // Handle form.

// Try to move the uploaded file.
if (move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['thefile']['tmp_name'], "{$_FILES['thefile']['name']}")) {

	print '<p>Your file has been uploaded.</p>';

} else { // Problem!

	print '<p>Your file could not be uploaded because: <b>';

	// Print a message based upon the error.
	switch ($_FILES['thefile']['error']) {
		case 1:
			print 'The file exceeds the upload_max_filesize setting in php.ini';
			break;
		case 2:
			print 'The file exceeds the MAX_FILE_SIZE setting in the HTML form';
			break;
		case 3:
			print 'The file was only partially uploaded';
			break;
		case 4:
			print 'No file was uploaded';
			break;
	}
	print '</b>.</p>';
}

} // End of SUBMIT IF.

// Leave PHP and display the form.
?>
        </font></font> <form action="fileuploader.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
          <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Upload a file 
            not exceeding 90000 bytes<br />
            </font><br />
            <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="90000" />
            <input type="file" name="thefile" />
            <br />
            <br />
            <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload This File" />
          </p>
        </form>
        <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">&nbsp;<br />
          <font color="#FF0000"><br />
          <font color="#000000"><strong><em>Note:</em></strong><br />
          Refresh this page by hitting F5 before uploading another file.</font></font></font></font></p></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

[SumitGupta]

Hi,

To make a multiple file upload do the following

make your file field like this

<input type="file" name="thefile[]" />

Not the [] after file name it is to make array of file fields

now just add the above line as many time as you want say for 2 file at one time write it twice.

Than in you PHP script
Just iterate through the $_FILES using while loop

while (list($index,$value)=each($_FILES))
{
do your upload for this file
}

Hope that help

Just you need to make array of object and iterate through it

[onairric]

hey, thanks for your help. however, i tried it and i encountered parse errors. i probably made a mistake. is it too much if i ask you to re-write the code completely and post it here? i'd really appreciate it if you can do so. thanks!4

[mrfritz379]

Is there a way to have php upload a whole directory of files? I'm wanting to know for a project I'm going to be starting on in a month or two.

[SumitGupta]

Hi,

I would like to help you but it is better if you show me the complete code for this..I will debug it for your

And for Directory Even i Am not sure as I haev done that and haven't seen that if it is possible as even like yahoo and msn doesn't support directory upload...

YOu can however do it byotherway like reading the directory on client machine and than upload files one by one in automated process..but through PHP I am not sure...but through ActiveX web controls, Java you have a chance I guess