Getting the remote file path from <input type="file">

I'm using a form to upload a file to save in a mySQL database, however I need to store the original file path on the clients (the user uploading the file) computer.
The file path is shown in the field that selects the file, I just need to post it or save it in a session somehow.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
Steve.

$HTTP_POST_FILES[’userfile’][’name’] - should contain the original file name of the file being uploaded so you should be able to simply assign that to a session var or a cookie or where you intend to save it.

<input type="file" name="myfile ">

session_start();
session_register("userfile");
$userfile = $HTTP_POST_FILES[’myfile ’][’name’];


Alan

Thanks for the tip Alan

That will get me the name of the file being passed, but what I need is the entire path that the file held when it was uploaded.

ex 'C:/WINDOWS/temp/something.txt'

I want to add the 'C:/WINDOWS/temp/' to a session variable or at least have it posted to the next page.

I need to store the path in order to restore that file to the right location.

I very much doubt this is possible, it wouldn't be good for a browser to reveal information about a users file system.

$HTTP_POST_FILES[’myfile ’][’name’] will actually contain the "entire" file name including the path.

Alan

uh, no it won't

When I use either $HTTP_POST_FILES['filename']['name'] or $_FILES['filename']['name'] I only get the name of the file and not the path.
I'm using PHP version 4.3.0 with registered_globals = off;

Here's my code :

This is the form that inputs the file

<form method="POST" action="upload.php" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="upload">
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>File: </td>
<td><input type="file" name="binFile" default="none"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><input type="submit" value="Upload"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

It POSTs to a file with this code.

print_r($HTTP_POST_FILES);
print $HTTP_POST_FILES['binFile']['name'];

If I enter a file called thefile.txt

Array ( [binFile] => Array ( [name] => thefile.txt [type] => text/plain [tmp_name] => D:\Program Files\PHP\uploadtemp\php3D8.tmp [error] => 0 [size] => 41 ) ) Stuff in the file

only the path of the temp file on the server is listed

My appologies... I assumed after seeing:

"The original name or path of the file on the sender’s system ."

in the PHP manual when describing the use of $HTTP_POST_FILES[’userfile’][’name’] that "name or path" implied that if a path was used, a path would be present in the resulting var.



Alan

Alright, thanks very much Alan.

I'll have to look for another way around this.

Steve

a thought, it may or may not work...

in your form add a hidden field for the remote file path, and update it when the file control changes.

this seems to work: