Uploading a file and $_FILES

Uploading a file and $_FILES

am 11.08.2006 14:03:28 von mpar612

Hello,

I am a newbie to PHP, MySQL. I am trying to create a basic file upload
form. I want to get that working and then I want to integrate that
into a form that will rename the file and save it to a directory and
store the path to the file in the db, in addition to storing other text
from other fields in the form. Then I will get that path using PHP to
display the image file in a browser.

First things first, I'm having difficulty getting the basic file upload
form working.

Here is the code I am using:



Select a file:



$uploaddir = "uploads/";
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . $_FILES['upfile']['name'];
if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['upfile']['tmp_name'])) {
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['upfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile);
print("File upload was successful");
} else {
print("File upload failed");
}
print_r($_FILES);
?>

When I load the page the following text is always displayed on the
page:
"File upload failedArray ( )"

When I upload a file I recieve the following text on the page:
"File upload was successfulArray ( [upfile] => Array ( [name] =>
testing.php [type] => application/octet-stream [tmp_name] =>
/tmp/phpVtNHIr [error] => 0 [size] => 574 ) )"

I think my issue is with the $_FILES. Do I have to change the name and
tmp_name values? The documentation is sort of vague to me, but then
again I am pretty new to this. I know there are security issues and
there is a lot more that needs to be done, but I need to start with the
basics here.

Any input or advice that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if there are any online references that you could provide would
be great. Thanks in advance!