[Resolved] array reference notation

hwttdz

when referencing an array the notation is array[arrayindex]

so if you have a two dimensional array shouldn't
array[index1][index2]
work? I'm trying to get $_FILES[myfile][name] and when I echo it I get Array[name]? Can anyone offer any help as to what I'm doing wrong?

If I do
$temp=$_FILES[myfile];
echo("$temp[name]");
it works.

laserlight

Try:
echo $_FILES['myfile']['name'];

Do a print_r($_FILES) too.

hwttdz

Yeah that works. Thanks.

hwttdz

What about readfile($_FILES['myfile']); That one's not working and it's on the line directly below the echo? Can it read all sorts of files or just certain types?

laserlight

$_FILES['myfile'] is an array.
[man]readfile/man accepts a string argument for the filename.

hwttdz

The way to do it is to say readfile($_FILES['myfile']['tmp_name']);
I assume because that's the string name of the file on the local machine.

Does $_FILES['myfile'] have the contents of the file or just the information about the file and if you actually want the contents you have to go fetch it from the local machine as in the first paragraph?

laserlight

Does $FILES['myfile'] have the contents of the file or just the information about the file and if you actually want the contents you have to go fetch it from the local machine as in the first paragraph?

print_r($FILES['myfile']);

You will see that it contains information about the file.

hwttdz

That was a yes to it contains only information and not the actual contents?

laserlight

That was a yes to it contains only information and not the actual contents?

Have you tried a:
print_r($_FILES['myfile']);
?

hwttdz

Looks like
( [name] => test.txt [type] => text/plain [tmp_name] => C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\php47.tmp [error] => 0 [size] => 29 )

Edit: It has an Array at the beginning as well. I wasn't sure if that was from some other part of my output.

laserlight

Look for the contents of test.txt.
What does that tell you about what $_FILES['myfile'] contains?

hwttdz

It looks like $_FILES['myfile'] is an array containing information about the file, but not the file itself. More like an address than a house.

laserlight

Yep.
In your case, the file is stored in C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\, though you'll have to move it eventually if you want to store it.

hwttdz

Thanks a bunch for your help. I think I better mark this thread resolved before I ask too many unrelated questions on it.