How to allow users to upload files in a form?

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November 4th, 2012, 11:53 PM

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How to allow users to upload files in a form?

I want users to be able to upload zip/winrar files only with a browse file input on a form. I want the files to be added to a folder on my ftp server called ../user_upload/

I have this coded in php:

PHP Code:


		
			
 $string = '0123456789';

$string_shuffle = str_shuffle($string);

$half = substr($string_shuffled, 0, 3);

$filename = $half;





    $newname = "$filename.jpg";

    move_uploaded_file( $_FILES['fileField']['tmp_name'], "../user_upload/$newname");

and then here is the html:

Code:

div class="row_upload">
<div class="label">Upload Track(s)</div> <!-- end .label-->
<div class="input">
<input type="file" accept="application/zip,application/rar" name="fileField" id="fileField" value="test" />
</div> <!-- end .input -->
<div class="context">Upload your track(s) inside of a .ZIP or .RAR file ONLY</div><!-- end .context -->
</div> <!-- end .row -->

It won't work

if anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated!!

November 5th, 2012, 06:56 AM

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Search engines are your friend.

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileupload.php

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November 5th, 2012, 09:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gw1500se

Search engines are your friend.

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileupload.php

I actually used the code from that website prior to posting here. The code is not working for some reason. All the validation checks and renaming existing files are not of my concern. The file won't upload to the folder

November 5th, 2012, 09:54 AM

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Perhaps you did not post enough of your code. For example where is your form and what 'action' does it call? Also do the following to see if $_FILES contains what you expect.

PHP Code:


		
			
echo "<pre>";

print_r($_FILES);

echo "</pre>";

November 5th, 2012, 10:05 AM

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It's also definitely possible that the permissions on your upload directory are too strict to allow an upload. What OS are you using?

How to allow users to upload files in a form?

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