[FX.php List] Upload script in PHP?

[Bob Patin]

Dale,

Thanks for the reply; I'd tried that code but I suspect I need to  
change the permissions on the "upload" folder. What do you recommend  
that I set the permissions to for that folder, if not "www?"

Also, how do I get to the php.ini file? I tried searching for it on  
the web server but didn't find it, but I vaguely recall working on it  
in the past. Do I have to use Terminal?

Thanks a lot,

Bob Patin
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On Mar 13, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> I took mine right from the php.net's examples about uploading files:
>
> <http://us2.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php>
>
> Here is their upload HTML form:
>
> <!-- The data encoding type, enctype, MUST be specified as below -->
> <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="__URL__" method="POST">
>     <!-- MAX_FILE_SIZE must precede the file input field -->
>     <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30000" />
>     <!-- Name of input element determines name in $_FILES array -->
>     Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file" />
>     <input type="submit" value="Send File" />
> </form>
>
> The three comment lines identify the big differences in this form  
> and more traditional html forms. Note that the MAX_FILE_SIZE value  
> is largely ignored by the browser, so you'll need to evaluate that  
> after the file is uploaded (file size is part of the $_FILES  
> array... see immediately below).
>
> Once uploaded, PHP stores info about the file in the $_FILES array.  
> You can find the details of the elements of $_FILES on the page  
> linked above, but the elements for the uploaded 'userfile' above are:
>
> $_FILES['userfile']['name'] The original name of the uploaded file  
> on the client machine.
>
> $_FILES['userfile']['type'] The mime type of the file, if the  
> browser provided this information. An example would be "image/gif".  
> This mime type is however not checked on the PHP side and therefore  
> don't take its value for granted.
>
> $_FILES['userfile']['size'] The size, in bytes, of the uploaded file.
>
> $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'] The temporary filename of the file  
> in which the uploaded file was stored on the server.
>
> $_FILES['userfile']['error'] The error code associated with this  
> file upload. This element was added in PHP 4.2.0
>
> The uploaded file lands in a temp directory, and you use php's  
> move_uploaded_file() to relocate it to your appropriate web  
> directory. You can also rename it and use the values in $_FILES  
> check for different file types and file sizes (although the mime  
> type thing isn't bulletproof).
>
> Things to watch out for: file and folder permissions on the final  
> resting place for your uploads, since the www user has pretty  
> limited access. Also, your php.ini file probably has a  
> upload_max_filesize set to 2MB. If the PDFs being uploade are  
> larger than 2MB, you'll need to up this value. If you're changing  
> upload_max_filesize, you'll need to look at post_max_size too.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Dale
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2006, at 9:59 AM, Bob Patin wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any code for writing a simple upload script in  
>> PHP? I tried some code that I found online, but have been unable  
>> to get it to work.
>>
>> I have a client who needs to put a form on their site so that  
>> clients can upload PDF files directly into their web folder on the  
>> web server.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bob Patin
>> Longterm Solutions
>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>> 615-333-6858
>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
>>
>>   CONTACT US VIA SKYPE:
>>      USERNAME: longtermsolutions
>>
>>   CONTACT US VIA INSTANT MESSAGING:
>>      AIM or iChat: longterm1954
>>      Yahoo: longterm_solutions
>>      MSN: bob at patin.com
>>      ICQ: 159333060
>>
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