File upload

PHP
1

I have a website that I have to upload items to on a regular basis and I was trying to figure out how to make it to where I can add more than 1 file at a time to the site. I now use the below code to get uploads to work. I would like to make it to where I can add say 5-10 files at once. I tried a few changes but anything i did seems to break the script, here is the script any help would be greatly appreciated

<form action="<?php href('clientarea/documents/add-save/')?>" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
		<dl>
			<dt>*User</dt>
			<dd>
				<select name="clientarea_user_id">
					<option value=""></option>
					<?php foreach($users as $u) { ?>
					<option value="<?php echo $u['id'] ?>"><?php echo "{$u['first_name']} {$u['middle_initial']} {$u['last_name']}" ?></option>
					<?php } ?>
				</select>
			</dd>

			<dt>*Title</dt>
			<dd><input type="text" class="text" name="title" value="" /></dd>
			
			<dt>*Upload File</dt>
			<dd><input type="file" name="document_file" /></dd>
		
			<dt>Description</dt>
			<dd><textarea name="description" rows="8" cols="40"></textarea></dd>
		</dl>
		<div class="break"></div>
		<p style="margin-top: 20px;"><input type="submit" value="Add >" /></p>
	</form>
2

You might want to look into a Flash or jQuery uploader. Those will let you upload multiple files without killing yourself. :slight_smile:

3

You can have multiple file fields, just name them as such by appending “”…just be aware that $_FILES ends up structured in a way that you might not expect. If you do this…


<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="img[]" />
    <input type="file" name="img[]" />
    <input type="file" name="img[]" />
    <input type="submit" />
</form>

You’ll end up with $_FILES being…


Array
(
    [name] => Array
        (
            [0] => me.jpg
            [1] => you.jpg
            [2] => us.jpg
        )

    [type] => Array
        (
            [0] => image/jpeg
            [1] => image/jpeg
            [2] => image/jpeg
        )

    [tmp_name] => Array
        (
            [0] => /tmp/phpXyZpdq
            [1] => /tmp/phpoMGwTf
            [2] => /tmp/phpNvmbBL
        )

    [error] => Array
        (
            [0] => 0
            [1] => 0
            [2] => 0
        )

    [size] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1234
            [1] => 5678
            [2] => 9101
        )
)

…so you gotta loop appropriately

4

Keep in mind that you will need to set your php.ini configuration accordingly using that method, specifically upload_max_filesize and post_max_size. upload_max_filesize being the sum of all files being uploaded, and post_max_size being the sum of upload_max_filesize and the rest of the form’s content. If I remember that correctly. :slight_smile:

5

execution_time may need to be increased.

6

Also make sure you don’t rely on the MIME type data to determine the file type, as this can easily be forged.

7

Hy,
At this page Multiple upload files there is a tutorial and a script for uploading multiple pages.
Maybe it helps you.