Multiple file upload php

Hi,

following problem/task/wished feature I´m working on (long time):

Is it possible to upload multiple files through a web form?

I want to avoid everyone editing a article in my cms, uploading the pics he needs per ftp first.
There is a way by zipping them first, I know, but I want to adapt the <form type=file> for adding not only a certain number (by using the "value=file[]" section but by adding n entries to the HTTP_POST_FILES variable from a local directory!

Is there any possibility out there or have I to prog a workaround like zipping them first?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

you can use multipe file fields, as an array and them process them

eg

<form type='file' name='file[]'>
<form type='file' name='file[]'>
<form type='file' name='file[]'>
<form type='file' name='file[]'>


then using php to process them

$file = $_FILES['file'];

for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($file); $i++)
{

if($file['error'] == 0) //if a file was uploaded in this field
{
//processing data here
}

}

That´s exactly what I meant by "adding n entries" and not a certain number of files. Think of following example.
Image Gallery, one user with authorisation wants to add new pictures he made the day before. There are 200+ pictures.

Normally he would upload them first on my/our server and then he could activate my script to transform them (in which way ever, not important for my example).

I´m searching for access to a local client, and I know that´s not possible with php, but maybe we could think of other possibilities.
Everyone heard of a ActiveX Script or something else that could access local client data??

But there must be a easy way of uploading multiple (or n) files throug a webbased form without using a ftp-program.
Think of that case: You send a email with that 200+ pictures mentioned to the system and grab them automatically by a script that would be the same (Ok, I´ve to admit it´s a different protocol but who matters??).

Why is it not possible to specify in a form a folder or directory and I can access this local folder and take each element like the dir() but in this case for local files....

Any ideas, suggestions, comments??

i don't know if anyone is interested by these new flash products but make a try at
flashuploaded dot com
there are nice flash upload components to integrate easily in a website with a upload progress bar time remaining, file/folder manager etc... i tried it and works very well.

thanks