uploading 2 and more files

Anon

hello,
i want to make a script so that the user can upload more than one file at a time, or just upload all the files of a folder by submiting the folder.
does anyone know how to do it?

which is better for this scipt?
PHP or Javascript?
thanks a lot!

brandonschnell

you'll be best off having the user upload one file at a time. then you'll need to use PHP server side to move the files to the right location.

if you want the users to upload a folder you might want to consider having them zip the folder up. to move the folder without zipping the folder would require the user connecting using FTP or DAV

both FTP & DAV have limited authentication options and control of what the user does. not to mention the software to connect via FTP or DAV may not be present on some platforms.

Anon

i think that it would not be good to let the user have ftp access on a folder.
so that i think it's better to let him zip the files.
Can i,later unzip the files automatically with a script so that i could access all the text files automatically?
thanks Brandon!

brandonschnell

you should be able to use any of the command prompt utilities from within php to unzip the file. take a look at your zip programs and check the man pages to see if any can handle a pc zip file. if i recall, there should be a program call "unzip" that can handle pc zip files.

standard security issues apply.