trouble with some image upload code

trevor · 02-09-2003, 05:44 PM

Hi,

So I got this codefrom phpfreaks.com, and it is supposed to work fine, it works for everyone else.
anyways what it is supposed to do is upload a gif to files/ but instead it just clears the text box. thats it. nothin is uploaded, no errors, just basically like a reset button.

i think the code is fine but here it is anyways:

PHP Code:


			
<form name="form1" method="post" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">

<input type="file" name="imagefile">



<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">



<?

if(isset( $Submit ))

{



if ($_FILES['imagefile']['type'] == "image/gif"){



    copy ($_FILES['imagefile']['tmp_name'], "files/".$_FILES['imagefile']['name'])

    or die ("Could not copy");



        echo "";

        echo "Name: ".$_FILES['imagefile']['name']."";

        echo "Size: ".$_FILES['imagefile']['size']."";

        echo "Type: ".$_FILES['imagefile']['type']."";

        echo "Copy Done....";

        }

        else {

            echo "";

            echo "Could Not Copy, Wrong Filetype (".$_FILES['imagefile']['name'].")";

        }

}

?> </form>

anyways, could it be a problem with php.ini (i've been having a lot of trouble with that lately, lots of stuff turned off) or some other php/apache configuration file?

ideas?

thanks all!

sde · 02-09-2003, 05:59 PM

a common problem for upload scripts is permissions.

make sure the directory you are uploading to has write permission for everyone. ( chmod 666 /somedirectory )

trevor · 02-09-2003, 06:14 PM

but shouldn't it at least give me the error "could not copy"?

sde · 02-09-2003, 06:37 PM

no, . i t just won't do it.

are you sure your permissions are set to 666? or in your ftp program, usually you can check the directory properties and make sure all 3 are set to write.

trevor · 02-09-2003, 06:47 PM

the apache dir is all 666, is there any other dir I have to change?

sde · 02-09-2003, 07:17 PM

you know what, .. now that i think about it, a directory has to be executable to view files inside of it.

try 777 ... but still, your file should upload with 666 i think.

trevor · 02-09-2003, 07:30 PM

i origionally had it at 777, still no go. I tried it again and nothing.

trevor · 02-09-2003, 07:33 PM

i still dont see why it wouldn't still give me the error?

joe_bruin · 02-10-2003, 12:36 PM

try:

PHP Code:


			
<?

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "$destination/".$_FILES['userfile']['name']);

?>

and make sure the destination directory is writeable by whichever user the php script is being executed as (probably 'nobody'). also, make destination an absolute pathname, just to be sure.

Admin · 02-10-2003, 02:40 PM

uh, your form action is blank dude.

im pretty sure you need to put something in there.

sde · 02-10-2003, 02:46 PM

hehe , i can't believe i didn't see that either.

Admin · 02-11-2003, 07:09 AM

har har.

you still coming down on saturday mike?