chopficaro
12-30-2009, 07:50 AM
im trying to learn php.
so ive been trying out code i found on w3schools.com, to see exactly how it works
everything has worked so far
but i got to the chapter about users uploading files, copied and pasted the code, tried it out, it seemed to be working, but i was unable to find the file on the server once it was uploaded
i suspect that the free hosting service that i am using is blocking my ability to allow the users to upload files.
is this possible?
once the submit button is pressed, there is even a confirmation message telling the user where the file is stored, and it appears, but the file cant be found in my ftp program or in cpanel
if anyone knows a free web hosting service that definitely does not **** with what php is allowed to do, i would like to know. if they have messed with this aspect of php, then who knows what else theyve ****ed with. this is frustrating, its making me think that i have made a mistake when i have not, and i am wasting my time looking for mistakes that do not exist
FOR REFERENCE here is my code, but i am almost certain that it is correct
helloworld.php:
<html>
<body>
<form action="upload_file.php" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label for="file">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="file" id="file" />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
upload_file.php:
<?php
if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
{
echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br />";
}
else
{
echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["file"]["name"] . "<br />";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["file"]["type"] . "<br />";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["file"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb<br />";
echo "Temp file: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"] . "<br />";
if (file_exists("upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]))
{
echo $_FILES["file"]["name"] . " already exists. ";
}
else
{
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
"upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];
}
}
?>
so ive been trying out code i found on w3schools.com, to see exactly how it works
everything has worked so far
but i got to the chapter about users uploading files, copied and pasted the code, tried it out, it seemed to be working, but i was unable to find the file on the server once it was uploaded
i suspect that the free hosting service that i am using is blocking my ability to allow the users to upload files.
is this possible?
once the submit button is pressed, there is even a confirmation message telling the user where the file is stored, and it appears, but the file cant be found in my ftp program or in cpanel
if anyone knows a free web hosting service that definitely does not **** with what php is allowed to do, i would like to know. if they have messed with this aspect of php, then who knows what else theyve ****ed with. this is frustrating, its making me think that i have made a mistake when i have not, and i am wasting my time looking for mistakes that do not exist
FOR REFERENCE here is my code, but i am almost certain that it is correct
helloworld.php:
<html>
<body>
<form action="upload_file.php" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label for="file">Filename:</label>
<input type="file" name="file" id="file" />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
upload_file.php:
<?php
if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
{
echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br />";
}
else
{
echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["file"]["name"] . "<br />";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["file"]["type"] . "<br />";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["file"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb<br />";
echo "Temp file: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"] . "<br />";
if (file_exists("upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]))
{
echo $_FILES["file"]["name"] . " already exists. ";
}
else
{
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
"upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];
}
}
?>