Restrictions on browse button

[el_quijote]

I want to restrict the extention of files the user can select prior to uploading files. Is that possible ?

El Quijote

[Kudose]

Yes. Use javascript.

Although it can be turned off.

A better method may be allowing them to upload the files, but before moving them from the temporary directory to the final directory, checking the MIME type and only moving allowed types.

[el_quijote]

Thank you for your promptly response. What is driving me crazy is an upload functionality that I can't get to work ok.

I used an input file field in my form and added a preview submit button so the user can see the picture before it is sended to the server and decide if it is uploaded or not.

Question1: Once the user clicks the preview button is the file copied to a temporary directory in the server ?

Question2: Is it possible to get the original path name in the client ?

Thanks ..

[Kudose]

Answer 1: No, it is using the local path.

Answer 2: Yes, you would have to use javascript to do that. Although that original path name won't do you much good. All you need is the file name, which PHP automatically gets in the $_FILES superglobal.