uploading a picture

[veron]

how can i upload a picture using php and store it in a specific folder ?!

and how can i call it ?!

thank you

[freakysid]

The manual has a very good chapter that explain how:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php

[lveale]

I found the following recently on Zend. I had to change it for my own purposes but may give you a head start.

All original comments are intact

<? 
/******************************************************************** 
*    file uploader - file uploader code snippet. 
*   maxsize : 
*        - you can set the maxsixe, if file size exceed maxsize it won't proceed; 
*        - you can set the quota, if dir size exceed quota it won't proceed; 
*        - you can set the ext, if file name extension listed on this array  it won't proceed; 
* 
*    Copyright (C) 2001 Wibisono Sastrodiwiryo. 
*       This program is free software licensed under the 
*       GNU General Public License (GPL). 
* 
*   CyberGL => Application Service Provider 
*   [url]http://www.cybergl.co.id[/url] 
*    [email]office@cybergl.co.id[/email] 
* 
*   $Id: uploader2.php3,v 0.2 2001/07/23 22:3:34 wibi Exp $ 
*********************************************************************/ 
$dir     ="/www/servers/upload"; # your uploaded file dir, this dir require proper permission to write access 
$temp     ="/tmp";  # unix system temp dir 
$maxsize ="40960"; # max 40 Kb 
$quota   = 524288; # define space quota 500 Kb 
$ext     = array(".p", ".php", ".php3", ".phtml", ".shtml"); # define file extension to reject 

        if ($userfile AND $userfile != "none") { 
            $total=0; 
            $handle=opendir($dir); 
            while ($file = readdir($handle)) { 
                if (is_file("$dir/$file")) {$total+=filesize("$dir/$file");} 
            } 
            while (list($key,$val) = each($ext)) { 
                if (strstr($userfile_name, $val)) {$invalidext=true;break;} 
            } 
            if ($userfile_size > $maxsize) {echo "ERR: File too large";} 
            elseif ($invalidext) {echo "ERR: Forbiden file extension";} 
            elseif ($total > $quota) {echo "ERR: Space quota exceeded";} 
            else { 
                rename("$userfile", "$temp/$userfile_name"); 
                copy("$temp/$userfile_name", "$dir/$userfile_name"); 
                unlink("$temp/$userfile_name"); 
                echo "OK: File \"$userfile_name\" uploaded succesfully"; 
            }  
        } else { 
?> 
<form action="<?echo $PHP_SELF?>" method=POST ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"> 
  <table> 
    <tr> 
      <td class=navbox>Select File:</td> 
      <td>:</td> 
      <td><input type=file name=userfile></td> 
    </tr> 
    <tr> 
      <td class=navbox>&nbsp;</td> 
      <td>&nbsp;</td> 
      <td><input type=submit value=Upload></td> 
    </tr> 
</table> 
  </form>                 
            <?}?>

[veron]

Thanks so much lveale
and you too freakysid

Iveale, your code helped me alot to finish my problem

freakysid, the php manual sometime makes you very confused.