Upload Image from Web

godwheel

I want to add an "upload image from Web" option to my Web site, but I'm not sure how it works.

Is there a specific function that does this? I don't even know where to begin.

I did a search on Google and all I could find is examples of uploading an image from the computer (with browse).

Any ideas?

vaaaska

look up the filesystem functions...

http://www.php.net/filesystem/

if you do a search around here you will get billions of examples of how to do it...

godwheel

Well, I know how I can upload an image using the browse button, but when it comes to what I'm trying to do I have no idea how to even start.

For example, I have a text box that says input the URL where the image can be found (say, http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/goldbox/gb27/gb-closed.gif) when someone hits the submit button, it should pick up the image from the URL and upload that. However, I don't know what type of function I need to use.

Matt_Kindig

From the manual entry for fread:

<?php
$filename = "c:\\files\\somepic.gif";
$handle = fopen($filename, "rb");
$contents = fread($handle, filesize($filename));
fclose($handle);
?>

The $filename (as a URL) would be placed in a text box in the form. Once $contents is read you can use other filesystem functions to move it to another folder on the server, rename it, etc.

godwheel

Yay!

This gives me a much better understanding of what I need to do.

Thank you again!