Uploading Files with PHP

I am using your script exactly as is – one HTML file and one PHP file, the folder has been created for the php, etc. but I just cannot get this to work – has the script been updated or anything?

bad article. (!($filetype == “image/gif”)) ??? why not just $filetype != “image/gif” also, that is a very bad, yes BAD way to check if a file is of a certain type. imagine a rigged http request. oh yes it can be done very easily

The PHP line reporting back that the file uploaded… “The file xxxx has been uploaded” has a small error that prevents it from reporting the file name. the line:

echo “The file “.basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). ” has been uploaded”;

should be:

echo “The file “.basename( $_FILES['uploaded']['name']). ” has been uploaded”;

to correctly report the file name.

I WANT TO UPLOAD A PIC TO A WEB PAGE AND TRIED THIS PHP BUT I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG. CAN ANYONE HELP??
SLIMSAM46@YAHOO.COM

I can not get this code to work, i COPY AND PASTED EVERYTHING and created a /upload folder on the ftp in the correct directory and it gives me:
Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.

please help!
jdbeitz@gmail.com

Did you CHMOD the directory correctly? That is an important step in the script.

i’ve been try to CHMOD the directory.. but still can not work… why?
pls help

The CHMOD worked for me! However the upload will not allow one file over 3 MB to upload. What is causing this file limitation?

Any ideas will be great!
dana.mathews@comcast.net

Not sure what is going on. The Global_register variable on the server is set to off so I need to get the $_FILES information from a $_POST apparently. I can’t seem to get it to work properly.

I’m confused… $uploaded_size and $uploaded_type are never set. They of course evaluate out to nothing at all and that part of the code doesn’t do anything. The $_FILES['uploaded'][type] and $_FILES['uploaded']['size'] do contain this information.

i understood the whole code given here but i can’t find any sample i.e example.

hi, it worked but need improvments, first i think people need to change cmhd, (i didn’t change it i simly used another website, because some wont allow any way), the other thing as (Anon) saied in the posts, there should be only a single
=
not ( not two of them)
==
but they wont change anything !! because you change all of the variables and still be able to upload .php or (if you changed the size) upload more that you limited ?!

also all the these messages:

Your file is too large.
No PHP files
The file has been uploaded

what is left !!!!!! heheheh

also ( not a problem but a request ) there sould be a message saying :
“you will be redirected to the main page after few seconds. ”
because the only way to leave the page is to hit the Back button.

please if you found a way to fix the problems, and to say the specific resones for the problems,
please email me at :

riffaey@w.cn

in the previouse comment at the end i ment that someone should mention the html code that going to redirect the visitor back PLUS saying that it will.

The script works, but it doesn’t actually upload anything. As far as I can see I have the correct path, etc, and the script even says my file has been uploaded. But when I check, there’s no file there. Is anyone else getting that?

Also, the redirect problem after upload is finished can be solved by including a simpe rediret like this:

echo “The file “. basename( $_FILES

['uploaded']['name']). ” has been uploaded. Returning you to the uploads page.”;

i made a folder called ‘upload’ and called both html and php files ‘upload’ and i wanted people to upload just text files so i changed the code (after hours of trying, i’m a newbie) to this-
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{
echo “Your file is too large.”;
$ok=0;
}

//This is our limit file type condition
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/php”)
{
echo “No PHP files”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/cgi”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/html”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/asp”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/pl”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/gif”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/jpg”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/png”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
if (isset($uploaded_type) && $uploaded_type ==”text/tif”)
{
echo “Not an approved file type.”;
$ok=0;
}
//Here we check that $ok was not set to 0 by an error
if ($ok==0)
{
Echo “Sorry your file was not uploaded”;
}

//If everything is ok we try to upload it
else
{
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target))
{
echo “The file “. basename( $_FILES['uploaded']['name']). ” has been uploaded”;
}
else
{
echo “Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.”;
}
}
?>

it works, if you just subtract the file types you want to get through should be okay..can i ask you a quick question? where abouts in the code do i include the redirect code you helpfully posted?

the top bit of code got cut off…

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{
echo “Your file is too large.”;
$ok=0;

Hi! generic topamax

For all who are struggling with this, some comments that may help. You have to set the permissions of the destination folder, on your webserver (hosting service), to allow writing by “anyone”. How you do that varies from hosting service to hosting service. Chmod 0777 may work, if you can execute it. On my service, I had to select the folder and click “change permissions”, then check the right boxes.
Note again, this is for the FOLDER that the file is going to be stored in.

If everything else seems right, it’s probably a permissions problem.

Good luck all.

Another point — there is a global environment variable somewhere that limits uploads to 3 Gig. I remember reading about it, but I don’t know where it is or what it’s called. Sorry I can’t help more.

@pphhpp:
No, the destination folder doesn’t have to have the permission 777, use 755 instead.

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I guess this is probably a series of dumb questions, but here goes anyway.

1. Where do you put upload.php? Is that in a separate file from the web page that has the form?
2. When you build a form with method=”POST” enctype=”multipart/form-data”, does the HTML upload that to some previously specified directory on the web server? If so, where is that specified? How can one know where that is so that one can make sure the directory exists? Do I need to be concerned about this?

Clarification would be appreciated.

Hi,

Here’s the script I am using for my file upload:

I want to send the user who has uploaded their file to a different page once completed. What codes can I use as I haven’t a clue on php.

Any help would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks