Need help with file uploading

viper · 3rd October 2003, 10:15 AM

I ben i need some help with a file upload script i can't seem to get it to work. I emailed my host and everything is enabled to allow file uploads threw php but everything i try won't work.

Here's my form i'm using.

Code:

&lt;form method=\"post\" action=\"upload2.php\">
                  &lt;p>Choose a screenshot to upload:&lt;/P>
                  &lt;p>&lt;input type=\"file\" name=\"file\" id=\"file\">&lt;/p>
                  &lt;p>&lt;input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Upload\">&lt;/P>
                  &lt;/form>

Here's the upload script i took it right from the php manual to test it out.

Code:

$uploaddir = '/home/viperweb/public_html/bobs/uploads/';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . $_FILES['file']['name'];

if(copy($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
    print "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.";
} else {
    print "Possible file upload attack!";
}

All i get is either a blank screen or Possible file upload attack. It won't upload the file. I chmoded the folder to 777 and everthing i can think of but nothing will work.

Thanks

Viper

**Mr. Tech** · 3rd October 2003, 04:19 PM

Simple fix. You need to add this:

Code:

&lt;form method=\"post\" action=\"upload2.php\" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data">

And just incase your PHP for the upload doesn't work (I've never tried your way, use this:

Code:

&lt;?php
$uploaddir = '/home/viperweb/public_html/bobs/uploads/'; 
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . $_FILES['file']['name']; 

if(is_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']))
{
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$uploaddir.$uploadfile);
}?>

Hope that helps!

viper · 3rd October 2003, 07:27 PM

thanks ben i feel like a moron now lol i new the part had to be in the form and thought it was in there lol.

I must be blind not seeing that lol.

Thanks again

**Mr. Tech** · 4th October 2003, 11:35 AM

Nah, you're still learning. I even forgot to put that in a couple of times :cheesygr:

buchard · 5th March 2004, 12:38 AM

It's all programmer's weakeness just like me too
Sometimes i forgot to write ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data" in form tag. but it's ok if you use this for submitting post data, not for upload