PHP and file uploads

[OneSolution]

Hi All,

Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As part of
my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload files to
a location.

I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything else ...
but I don't know this from any authoritative source.

So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what are
the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
apparently has significant impact on performance.

So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...

Thanks,
Santosh

[Richard Grove]

Re: PHP and file uploads

"OneSolutio n" <onesolution@ja takainc.com> wrote in message
news:IGiwb.171$ q57.133805181@n ewssvr11.news.p rodigy.com...[color=blue]
> Hi All,
>
> Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As part[/color]
of[color=blue]
> my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
> document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload files[/color]
to[color=blue]
> a location.
>
> I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything else[/color]
....[color=blue]
> but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
>
> So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what[/color]
are[color=blue]
> the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
> instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
> apparently has significant impact on performance.
>
> So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...
>
> Thanks,
> Santosh
>
>[/color]

It's really easy, just use the right form field, and be sure to copy it to a
location. Remember, it is a temp file until you copy it somewhere. This
means it is gone once your script has finished.

$filename=$HTTP _POST_FILES['file']['name'];
$uploadedtempfi le=$HTTP_POST_F ILES['file']['tmp_name'];
$newfilepath="W HATEVER";
copy ($uploadedtempf ile, $newfilepath);

Regards
Richard Grove

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[Von Heler]

Re: PHP and file uploads

"Richard Grove" <info[at]redeyemedia[dot]co[dot]uk> wrote in
news:3fc1cb60$0 $103$65c69314@m ercury.nildram. net:
[color=blue]
> "OneSolutio n" <onesolution@ja takainc.com> wrote in message
> news:IGiwb.171$ q57.133805181@n ewssvr11.news.p rodigy.com...[color=green]
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As
>> part[/color]
> of[color=green]
>> my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
>> document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload
>> files[/color]
> to[color=green]
>> a location.
>>
>> I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything
>> else[/color]
> ...[color=green]
>> but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
>>
>> So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so,
>> what[/color]
> are[color=green]
>> the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
>> instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works,
>> but apparently has significant impact on performance.
>>
>> So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Santosh
>>
>>[/color]
>
> It's really easy, just use the right form field, and be sure to copy
> it to a location. Remember, it is a temp file until you copy it
> somewhere. This means it is gone once your script has finished.
>
> $filename=$HTTP _POST_FILES['file']['name'];
> $uploadedtempfi le=$HTTP_POST_F ILES['file']['tmp_name'];
> $newfilepath="W HATEVER";
> copy ($uploadedtempf ile, $newfilepath);
>
> Regards
> Richard Grove
>
> http://shopbuilder.org - ecommerce systems
> Become a Shop Builder re-seller:
> http://www.affiliatewindow.com/affil...ls.php?mid=611
> http://www.affiliatewindow.com/a.pl?590
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>[/color]

You could think about using PEAR http upload, which I found useful.

VonHeler

[Von Heler]

Re: PHP and file uploads

Von Heler <vonheler@hotma il.com> wrote in
news:Xns943D63D 76C9C8vonvonde@ 130.133.1.4:
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> "Richard Grove" <info[at]redeyemedia[dot]co[dot]uk> wrote in
> news:3fc1cb60$0 $103$65c69314@m ercury.nildram. net:
>[color=green]
>> "OneSolutio n" <onesolution@ja takainc.com> wrote in message
>> news:IGiwb.171$ q57.133805181@n ewssvr11.news.p rodigy.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As
>>> part[/color]
>> of[color=darkred]
>>> my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
>>> document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload
>>> files[/color]
>> to[color=darkred]
>>> a location.
>>>
>>> I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything
>>> else[/color]
>> ...[color=darkred]
>>> but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
>>>
>>> So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so,
>>> what[/color]
>> are[color=darkred]
>>> the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
>>> instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works,
>>> but apparently has significant impact on performance.
>>>
>>> So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Santosh
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>> It's really easy, just use the right form field, and be sure to copy
>> it to a location. Remember, it is a temp file until you copy it
>> somewhere. This means it is gone once your script has finished.
>>
>> $filename=$HTTP _POST_FILES['file']['name'];
>> $uploadedtempfi le=$HTTP_POST_F ILES['file']['tmp_name'];
>> $newfilepath="W HATEVER";
>> copy ($uploadedtempf ile, $newfilepath);
>>
>> Regards
>> Richard Grove
>>
>> http://shopbuilder.org - ecommerce systems
>> Become a Shop Builder re-seller:
>> http://www.affiliatewindow.com/affil...ls.php?mid=611
>> http://www.affiliatewindow.com/a.pl?590
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>[/color]
>
> You could think about using PEAR http upload, which I found useful.
>
> VonHeler
>[/color]

http://pear.php.net/package/HTTP_Upload

[kafooey]

Re: PHP and file uploads

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:45:44 GMT, "OneSolutio n"
<onesolution@ja takainc.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what are
>the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
>instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
>apparently has significant impact on performance.[/color]

PHP does file uploads - but you need to check the server is configured
to allow it easily. The upload methods built into the language can be
turned off in the PHP configuration file on the server.

If you are running in some kind of "safe" environment where the upload
facility has been switched off, you can usually get around it by
opening an FTP connection and sending the various FTP commands (which
works really well actually).


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[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: PHP and file uploads

"OneSolutio n" <onesolution@ja takainc.com> wrote in message news:<IGiwb.171 $q57.133805181@ newssvr11.news. prodigy.com>...[color=blue]
> Hi All,
>
> Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As part of
> my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
> document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload files to
> a location.
>
> I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything else ...
> but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
>
> So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what are
> the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
> instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
> apparently has significant impact on performance.
>
> So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...[/color]

1. Use Google ( http://www.google.com/search?q=file+upload+PHP )
2. Use php.net (
http://www.google.com/search?q=file+...ww%2Ephp%2Enet )

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[FLEB]

Re: PHP and file uploads

Regarding this well-known quote, often attributed to OneSolution's famous
"Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:45:44 GMT" speech:
[color=blue]
> Hi All,
>
> Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As part of
> my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
> document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload files to
> a location.
>
> I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything else ...
> but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
>
> So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what are
> the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
> instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
> apparently has significant impact on performance.
>
> So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...
>
> Thanks,
> Santosh[/color]

The only drawback of PHP uploading is that the entire file(s) needs to be
uploaded before PHP processes, which rules out things like progress bars
and stopping invalid uploads early.

There's a PERL-to-PHP sort of snap-in for this that someone's made, but I
don't recall the URL (anyone?).

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[R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah]

Re: PHP and file uploads

FLEB <soon.the.sp@mm ers.and.evil.on es.will.bow-down-to.us> wrote in message news:<1gzrnr9at pp9e$.1vgb810lp 9j7h$.dlg@40tud e.net>...[color=blue]
> Regarding this well-known quote, often attributed to OneSolution's famous
> "Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:45:44 GMT" speech:
>[color=green]
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Here's one thing that I don't know much about - file uploading. As part of
> > my project, I will have to build a file manager of sorts - perhaps a
> > document manager. Anyhow, this involves allowing my user to upload files to
> > a location.
> >
> > I know PHP can do it - I know this because it sure does everything else ...
> > but I don't know this from any authoritative source.
> >
> > So ... can you tell me if PHP can handle files uploads, and if so, what are
> > the drawbacks that you might have learned of in your experience? For
> > instance, in the ASP world, using a COM object for the upload works, but
> > apparently has significant impact on performance.
> >
> > So anyway, advise (advice???) me ...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Santosh[/color]
>
> The only drawback of PHP uploading is that the entire file(s) needs to be
> uploaded before PHP processes, which rules out things like progress bars
> and stopping invalid uploads early.
>
> There's a PERL-to-PHP sort of snap-in for this that someone's made, but I
> don't recall the URL (anyone?).[/color]

http://www.google.com/search?q=php+upload+progress

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