I am currently trying to add an upload system where a user can upload their own file. They will be able to:
I have begun by just adding the ability to name it, however I have stumbled at the first stage!
I have very limited knowledge of PHP (I'm a static HTML guy), so I tried to accomplish my goal through the help of others and online tutorials. Find my code sample below.
Here is a link to the live development site » Hopefully the site will help you to see what I want to do and what goes wrong!
if ($_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] > 0)
{
echo "Error: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] . "<br>";
}
else
{
echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"] . "<br>";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] . "<br>";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["mod-name"]["size"] / 1024) . " kB<br>";
echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["tmp_name"];
}
?>
<?php
$allowedExts = array("gif", "jpeg", "jpg", "png");
$temp = explode(".", $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"]);
$extension = end($temp);
if ((($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/gif")
|| ($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/jpeg")
|| ($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/jpg")
|| ($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/pjpeg")
|| ($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/x-png")
|| ($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "image/png"))
&& ($_FILES["mod-name"]["size"] < 500000)
&& in_array($extension, $allowedExts))
{
if ($_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] > 0)
{
echo "Error: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] . "<br>";
}
else
{
echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"] . "<br>";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] . "<br>";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["mod-name"]["size"] / 1024) . " kB<br>";
echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["tmp_name"];
}
}
else
{
echo "Invalid file";
}
?>
<?php
$allowedExts = array("gif", "jpeg", "jpg", "png");
$temp = explode(".", $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"]);
$extension = end($temp);
if ((($_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] == "text/plain"))
&& ($_FILES["mod-name"]["size"] < 20000)
&& in_array($extension, $allowedExts))
{
if ($_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] > 0)
{
echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["error"] . "<br>";
}
else
{
echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"] . "<br>";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["type"] . "<br>";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["mod-name"]["size"] / 1024) . " kB<br>";
echo "Temp file: " . $_FILES["mod-name"]["tmp_name"] . "<br>";
if (file_exists("/mod/" . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"]))
{
echo $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"] . " already exists. ";
}
else
{
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["mod-name"]["tmp_name"],
"upload/" . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"]);
echo "Stored in: " . "/mod/" . $_FILES["mod-name"]["name"];
}
}
}
else
{
echo "Invalid file";
}
My HTML:
<form method="post" action="upload_file.php" enctype='multipart/form-data'>
<fieldset>
<legend>Please fill in every field below!</legend>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ModName">Mod Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="mod-name" placeholder="Enter the mod's name">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ModDesc">Description</label>
<textarea type="text" class="form-control" id="mod-desc" placeholder="Write a little bit about your mod..." rows="4"></textarea>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ModInstall">How to install your Mod:</label>
<textarea type="text" class="form-control" id="mod-install" placeholder="Help us know how to use your mod!" rows="3"></textarea>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ModThumb">Add thumbnail</label>
<input type="file" id="mod-thumb">
<p class="help-block">Max file size of image: 300kb</p>
</div>
Select the Category(s) that your mod falls under:<br />
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> Client Mod
</label>
</div>
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> Game Tweak
</label>
</div>
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> .CUB Model
</label>
</div><br />
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> Server Mod
</label>
</div>
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> Web Tool
</label>
</div>
<div class="checkbox-inline">
<label>
<input type="checkbox"> Map Editior
</label>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="form-group">
<label for="ModThumb">Upload your Mod!</label>
<input type="file" id="mod">
<p class="help-block">Max file size: 5MB (sorry)</p>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn-lg btn-success">Add it to the Database!</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
Ok... I think everything is a bit confusing here. First of, add change your form tag to:
<form method="post" action="upload_file.php" enctype='multipart/form-data'>
That should allow you to upload files. Then, every single file you upload must have a different name that php would later recognise, so change your file inputs to this:
<input type="file" id="mod-thumb" name="thumbnail">
<input type="file" id="mod" name="mod_file">
Notice the "name".
Next, go to your upload_file.php... See, every time you go "$_FILES["mod-name"]" you should actually go $_FILES["thumbnail"] for the thumbnail file and $_FILES["mod_file"] for the mod file itself. Change the code accordingly.
I just went through your live site and just adding the name tag for a file to "mod-name" gives you output, so file uploading is allowed. Understand that php needs a hook to refer to each file you want to upload and "name" is your hook there.