File upload

PHP
1

hi,
I tried to upload a file using php…it works fine but it not works while
upload a “firefox-3.5.3.tar.bz2” files(i mean tar.bz2 file)… could any one tell is it possible or not…
if it is… how?

2

Yes, it is possible.
Like any other file. No difference.

PHP manual is good place to start. However the code they have there is quite stupid.
HTML code should be shortened to

<form enctype="multipart/form-data"  method="POST">
    Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file" />
    <input type="submit" value="Send File" />
</form>

But they have very useful thing there, http://ru2.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php
So, you should check for upload errors in your script and see what’s wrong with this particular file.

3

Mention your code here so that you can get proper answer.

4

here, my code…

<?php
if ($_POST[sub] == “submit”)
{
move_uploaded_file ($_FILES[‘file’][‘tmp_name’],
“/home/test/dload/”.$_FILES[‘file’] [‘name’]);
if($_FILES[‘file’] [‘error’] > 0)
{
echo ‘No file uploaded’;
}

else { $upload=‘yes’; }
} ?>

<form name=“form1” method=“post” enctype=“multipart/form-data”>
<table align=center >
<tr><td>File Name</td><td><input type=file name=file id=file size=30 style=‘border: thin solid #4682B4;’></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2 align=center><input type=submit name=sub value=submit>
</td></tr></table>
</form>

5

I made some modification with your code and its working:

<?php
if ($_POST['sub'] == "submit"){
	move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],dirname(__FILE__).'/'.$_FILES['file'] ['name']);
	if($_FILES['file'] ['error'] > 0){
		echo 'No file uploaded';
	}else { 
		echo 'Uploaded';
	}
} ?>

<form name="form1" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<table align=center >
<tr><td>File Name</td><td><input type=file name=file id=file size=30 style='border: thin solid #4682B4;'></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan=2 align=center><input type=submit name=sub value=submit>
</td></tr></table>
</form>
6

It’s not working while uploading a file with (.tar.bz2) extension

7

Why don’t you check an error value?

8

I tried with the filename you provided: firefox-3.5.3.tar.bz2 and it was working.
if there is write permission on that upload folder?

9

it doen’t show any error after submitting the form…

10

It is you who ought to check an error! Are you programmer or just furniture behind computer?
type echo $_FILES[‘file’][‘error’] to print out error number.

11

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

12

yes it has write permission

13

Just a guess but the file might be to large, PHP defaults at 2 megs.

14

Oh yeah.
We are members of astrology club here.
And our job to guess, my a**.

15

Shrapnel_N5 always walk on his path :wink:

16

Check the upload error: http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php


<?php
if ($_POST[sub] == "submit")
{
move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],
"/home/test/dload/".$_FILES['file'] ['name']);
if($_FILES['file'] ['error'] > 0)
{
	echo 'ERROR: ';
	switch ($_FILES['file']['error']) {
		case UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE:
			echo 'The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
			echo 'The uploaded file exceeds the MAX_FILE_SIZE directive that was specified in the HTML form.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
			echo 'The uploaded file was only partially uploaded.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE:
			echo 'No file was uploaded.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_TMP_DIR:
			echo 'Missing a temporary folder. Introduced in PHP 4.3.10 and PHP 5.0.3.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_CANT_WRITE:
			echo 'Failed to write file to disk. Introduced in PHP 5.1.0.';
			break;
		case UPLOAD_ERR_EXTENSION:
			echo 'File upload stopped by extension. Introduced in PHP 5.2.0.';
			break;
		default:
			echo 'UNKNOWN error';
			break;
	}
}

else { $upload='yes'; }
} ?>
17

is dealing this way better?

if($_FILES['file'] ['error'] == 0)
{
	move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], "/home/test/dload/".$_FILES['file']['name']);
}
else
{
	//show proper error message here
}