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March 31st, 2003, 10:59 PM

kh44na

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Uploading with PHP

I created a form. Very simple - it emails the responses from the form submission to an email that I have specified in the response.php file.

I also have a text box and button that is supposed to allow users to upload a file and send it with their form submission.

I wanted to know whether you guys could tell me how I could go about adding that function to my form? Your help would be extremely appreciated!

Thanks in advance guys
best regards,
kh44na

April 1st, 2003, 06:11 PM

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Take a look at the "insert images into database" posting your answer is probably there

April 1st, 2003, 06:22 PM

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<?php
if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "Upload/" . $_FILES['userfile']['name']))) die("Cannot upload files.");
?>

I used the above code to create an upload script....it works fine - when I select a file to upload - it works fine...and I am directed to my thank you page....

HOWEVER...if I chose NOT to upload a file - I get an ugly php error saying file not uploaded.....(which makes sense) - but I want the users to be able to CHOSE whether to upload a file or not....and when they decide NOT TO UPLOAD A FILE....I want it to process the form normally and not give me that ugly php error.

April 1st, 2003, 06:37 PM

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How about:

if($_Files['userfile']){

if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "Upload/" . $_FILES['userfile']['name'])))
die("Cannot upload files.");
}

April 1st, 2003, 06:56 PM

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thanks for your quick reply - that idea does work - and when no file is selected or BROWSED, it DOES in fact successfully display my thank you page - but now when I DO upload a file (it doesn't copy into the UPLOAD directory)

April 1st, 2003, 07:13 PM

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Here's what i'd try.
//Open or create the file for writing

if($fp = fopen($filename, 'w')){
//Write to the file
if ($x = fwrite($fp, $img)){
unset($x);
}
else{
$stats .= 'An image requested for this page could not be saved ';
}
fclose($fp);
}

//This is part of a larger clase file.

Wrap this in the if test I suggesred earlier

Luck

April 1st, 2003, 07:41 PM

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that' gives me a variable error - ?

Any ideas??

basically the only problem that i'm having is that I want users to upload a file to a directory....but when they DON"T browse for anything, I want the thank you page to show up as normal.

what code is required for that?

April 1st, 2003, 09:06 PM

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I'm going to paste my reponse page - to show you:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<?php
$mailTo="ayyaz@dreamnation.ca";
$mailSubject="Blast Entertainment - Submit Article";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Full Name: " .$fullname. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Date of Report: " .$dateofreport."\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Time of Report: " .$report_time. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."AM or PM: " .$amorpm. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Article Title: " .$articletitle. "\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Written by: " .$writtenby."\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Article: " .$articlepaste."\n";

$mailBody=$mailBody."Other Comments: " .$othercomments."\n";

mail($mailTo, $mailSubject, $mailBody, $mailHeaders);
?>

<?php
if(!$_FILES['userfile']['name']) die("Thank you");
if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "Upload/" . $_FILES['userfile']['name']))) die("Cannot upload files.");
?>

<html>
<head>
<title> Response Page - Blast Entertainment </title>
<head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
 Article Submitted
Successfully! 
The article you submitted
has been sent.

<a href=home.php"> Return to Main Page </a>


</body>
</html>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Everything is fine - my thank you page is displayed if a file is uploaded. If a file isn't uploaded I receive a text phrase that says "Thank You" - as you will notice by looking at die("Thank you");

HOWEVER.....if a file isn't selected for upload.....how can I make my nice looking thank you page show up (as apposed to the Times New Roman text phrase that says "Thank You".

maybe that makes a bit more sense? - and one of you guys can help me out....lol

I REALLY APPRECIATE everything - thanks in advance.

April 2nd, 2003, 10:05 AM

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Try it this way:-

//This tests wether the file has been uploaded or not.
//Wrap the copy portion inside the exists test or it will return an error
//Note the curly braces

if(!$_FILES['userfile']['name'])
{
//If the file has been uploaded copy it
if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "Upload/" . $_FILES['userfile']['name'])))
die("Cannot upload files.");
}
die("Thank you");
/*
If you don't get a file uploaded, try
echo "$_FILES_['userfile']['name'] ";
inside the same curly braces, and before the copy

*/

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April 2nd, 2003, 10:17 AM

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grrrr....

I don't have a clue why this doesn't seem to be working....

perhaps I'm not writing the code in correctly, or perhaps I'm not putting the code in the correct order...(I'm not a programmer at all - so you need to be really specific with me lol)....

I REALLY appreciate your help....but this script is being very stubborn with me.....

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April 2nd, 2003, 12:09 PM

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Post your code, including your form.

Post your error messages

If you swear to yourself a lot you are becoming a programmer.

Where are you located?

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April 2nd, 2003, 02:58 PM

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I thought you would be fed up by now - but you're more helpful than I could have imagined dude - let me show you:

MY HTML PAGE - OR FORM
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Blast Entertainment: Online Reporting Application - Movie in Theatres</title>
</head>

<body>
BLAST
ENTERTAINMENT
Submit
Article
 
<form action="article_response.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<table width="587" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">USER
INFORMATION:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200"> 
Full Name:</td>
<td colspan="2"> 
<input name="fullname" type="text" id="fullname">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 
Date of Submission:</td>
<td width="205">
 

<input name="dateofreport" type="text" id="dateofreport">
</td>
<td width="168"> 
E.G.) March 02, 2003</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 
Time:</td>
<td> 
<input name="report_time" type="text" id="report_time" size="5" maxlength="4">
<select name="amorpm" id="amorpm">
<option value="am">AM</option>
<option value="pm">PM</option>
</select>
</td>
<td> 
E.G.) 5:45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
 
 
<table width="587" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">MOVIE
INFORMATION:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198"> 
Article Title:</td>
<td colspan="2"> 
<input name="articletitle" type="text" id="articletitle">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 
Written by:</td>
<td width="379">
 

<input name="writtenby" type="text" id="writtenby">
</td>

</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
 
 
<table width="587" border="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">SUBMIT
ARTICLE:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Please
use the functions provided below to submit your article. You may paste
the entire article in the text area provided below, or upload a word document
if you have written your article using Microsoft Word.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="230"> 
Article:</td>
<td colspan="2"> 
<textarea name="articlepaste" cols="50" rows="15" id="articlepaste"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 
Browse for word document:</td>
<td colspan="2"> 
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000"> <input type="file" name="userfile">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> 
Any other comments:</td>
<td colspan="2"> 
<textarea name="othercomments" cols="40" rows="5" id="othercomments"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td width="109"><input type="submit" value="Submit Article"></td>
<td width="234"><input type="reset" name="Reset" value="Cancel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MY RESPONSE PAGE - is provided above

Perhaps that will help.

I'm located in Toronto (Richmond Hill) - do you have icq?

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April 2nd, 2003, 03:48 PM

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Your form looks fine.
Try printing out everything you can.
And send me any errors, or missing results.

I'm in Nova Scotia, and I'll set up icq later

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April 2nd, 2003, 04:19 PM

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There is no problem....
<?php
if(!$_FILES['userfile']['name']) die("Thank You");
if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], "Upload/" . $_FILES['userfile']['name']))) die("Cannot upload files.");
?>

that is the php code I'm using in my response page currently.....When I select a file for upload and hit submit, I get my html THANK YOU PAGE (nice looking page - with different fonts, and colours - etc).

When I chose NOT to select a file for upload - I get an ugly times new roman text phrase that says Thank You - instead of that - if a user choses not to select something for upload - I want it to go and display my nice looking thank you page.....

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April 2nd, 2003, 05:22 PM

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Try This it worked on my machine

$imgname = $_FILES['userfile']['name'];

if($imgname){
if(!(copy($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], ], "Upload/" . $imgname)))
{
die("Cannot upload files.");
}
else{
echo "File Copied ";
}
}
die("Thank You");

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April 2nd, 2003, 05:28 PM

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it doesn'twork: See for yourself:

http://www.dreamnation.ca/testing/b...le/article.html