Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

**Dave Patton** · Jul 17 '05, 11:24 AM

Re: Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

"Dave Smithz" <SPAM FREE WORLD> wrote in
news:42097b07$1 @news1.homechoi ce.co.uk:

[color=blue]
> I want to develop a webpage where people can send attachments that are
> stored on their local PC.
>
> I know I can use the <input type="file" > HTML to generate a file box
> that allows the user to navigate to a file on their PC and product a
> file path, but how do I then upload this file onto file server to
> email out with my PHP email script?[/color]

PHP: Handling file uploads - Manual

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php

Handling file uploads

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**Luddite88** · Jul 17 '05, 12:05 PM

Re: Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

Dave
Try this. It allows a visitor to upload to your site as FTP over
HTML. It is a very powerful tool as the visitor also has the
power to delete files; but they can only upload to the directory
you place this text in.
There is a size limit set by the php.ini file that you need to
check and increase or decrease depending on your requirments; I
would also restrict the access to the page (to protect
yourself!)
I take no credit for the file, see comments for the originator
Copy from here and paste into a php file:

<?php
// --------------------------------------------------
// Virtual FTP Program for PHP4 +
// By Mathew Eis <king_ro_bot@ya hoo.com>
// --------------------------------------------------
// Modified for Win32 Apache by Mark Shaw - 2004
// Added: rudimentary exploit protection
// PUT parse correctly for DOS folder x:/whatever
// PUT correct relative paths
// Extra checks for operations
// Add @ prefix to avoid error warnings
// Change dates to UK date format
// Colour scheme change
// Smaller font for filename table
// Standard Apache32 icon set
// --------------------------------------------------
// TODO:
// Probably several security holes via cmd-line
// Add authentication for user
// Add more security protection against root traverse
// Add extra checks for R/O operations suchy as RMDIR
// --------------------------------------------------
// BUGS:
// View .txt file with PHP code whizzes past file and
// loads /.$newurl.
// --------------------------------------------------
// By Mathew Eis <king_ro_bot@ya hoo.com>
// I originally made this program when I was
// running through a bunch of free webhosters
// I got tired of relearning their interface
// so I made this one. I now have a 'real'
// website, and no longer need 'virtual' FTP.
// I couldn't bear to just dump it, so here it
// is. Now I'll probably have to make a bunch
// of new versions ;)

// There is also an online web editor that I
// made to go with it... I'll add it in a few weeks

// Function to get the listing of a directory
// Syntax: get_dir_list("/usr/local/bin");
// Gets:
// Path to directory
// Trailing slash shouldn't matter
// Returns:
// Array of files & folders in the directory
// --------------------------------------------------

ob_start(); //Start delayed flush to web page

function get_dir_list($d irectory)
{
$files=array();
$numfiles = 0;

$handle=opendir ($directory);

while($file = readdir($handle ))
{
if($file != ".")
{
if(($directory != ".")||($fil e != ".."))
{
$files[$numfiles] = $file;
$numfiles++;
}
}
}

reset($files);

return $files;
}

// This function was used to decide which icon to show for a
file.
// I used Apache's default icons...

function get_icon($file, $filename)
{
@$ext = substr($file,st rrpos($file,"." ),strlen($file) );
$icon_path = "/icons/"; // Web path to icon images
$image = "generic.gi f"; // This is the icon if we don't know
what to use

if($filename == "..")
{
$image = "back.gif";
}
elseif(is_dir($ file))
{
$image = "dir.gif";
}
elseif(($ext == ".jpg")||($ ext == ".jpeg")||( $ext == ".gif")||
($ext == ".png")||($ ext == ".bmp")||($ ext == ".tiff"))
{
$image = "image2.gif ";
}
elseif(($ext == ".txt")||($ ext == ".text"))
{
$image = "text.gif";
}
elseif(($ext == ".c")||($ex t == ".php") ||($ext == ".inc"))
{
$image = "binary.gif ";
}
elseif(($ext == ".z")||($ex t == ".gz") ||($ext == ".zip") ||
($ext == ".7z"))
{
$image = "compressed.gif ";
}

elseif(($ext == ".html")||( $ext == ".htm")||($ ext == ".shtml")
||($ext == ".php")||($ ext == ".php3"))
{
$image = "layout.gif ";
}

return $icon_path.$ima ge;
}

/*
Here was a place to check authorization to the FTP
//?>
// <body bgcolor=\"#FFFF FF\" text=\"#000000\ ">
//<?

if(!$hasaccess)
{
print "You do not have access";
}
else
{
*/

global $debug;
global $action;
global $cwd;
global $file;
global $upload_path;
global $source;
global $target;
global $thisname;

$debug=False; //NOTE: If debug is ON then
debug output will ALSO go to ANY viewed file!!
$action=$_REQUE ST['action']; //Needed if set to safe mode
$cwd=$_REQUEST['cwd']; //Needed if set to safe mode
$file=$_REQUEST['file']; //Needed if set to safe mode
$upload_path=$_ SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATE D"];
$thisname=basen ame(__FILE__); //

if ($debug)
{
print "DEBUG: Action=[".$action."] ";
print "CWD=[".$cwd."] ";
print "file=[".$file."]<br> ";
}

// Check the cwd...
$cwd = (isset($cwd) ? $cwd : ".");
$cwd = ($cwd == "" ? "." : $cwd);

$action = (isset($action) ? $action : "");

// We want to get a file
if($action == "get")
{
$size = filesize($file) ;
$handle = fopen($file,"r" );
$contents = fread($handle,$ size);
fclose($handle) ;

// Mime types needed work... I didn't have the time for it.

@$ext = substr($file,st rrpos($file,"." ),strlen($file) );
if($ext=="jpg")
{
header("Content-Type: picture/jpeg");
}
elseif($ext=="t xt")
{
header("Content-Type: picture/jpeg");
}
else
{
header("Content-Type: unknown");
}
print $contents;

ob_flush();
// sleep(4);
exit;

}
else
{

// Print your header file here
// include("ftphea der.inc");

// Make a directory
if($action == "mkdir")
{
if($file!="")
{
if($cwd == ".")
{
$thedir = $file;
}
else
{
$thedir = $cwd."/".$file;
}
if(!file_exists ($thedir))
{
mkdir($thedir,0 777);
}
else
{
print "Directory ".$thedir." already exists";
}
}
}

// Remove a file
if($action == "rm")
{
if(substr($file ,0,2)=="..")
{
print "Deleting above root level is not allowed for file
".$file;
sleep(5);
exit;
}
else
{
if($debug) print "Removing [".$file."]";
if(file_exists( $file))
{
@unlink($file);
}
}
}

// Remove a directory
if($action == "rmdir") //Path held in $file is already
corrected to be root-relative
{
// if($cwd==".")
if(substr($file ,0,2)=="..") // || strtoupper(subs tr
($file,0,3))==" %2E")
{
print "Deleting above root level is not allowed for
directory ".$file;
sleep(5);
exit;
}
else
{
if($debug) print "Removing directory [".$file."]";
@rmdir($file);
}

// else
// {
//print "Removing [".$cwd."/".$file."]";
// rmdir($cwd."/".$file);
// }
}

if($action == "cd")
{
if($cwd!="..")
{
if($debug) print "Changing dir to ".$file;
chdir($file);
}
}
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Upload a file
// On slow servers, the file is not copied fast enough
// to be stat' in the next list command. It shows up in
// The listing, but you can't get the size. There must
// be a workaround, but I didn't put that much time into
// it. It worked, that was enough.
// --------------------------------------------------------

if($action == "put")
{
if($debug) print "PUT detected - Uploading [".$file."]<br>";
if($debug) print "PHP_SELF is [".$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]."]<br>";
if($debug) print "PATH_TRANSLATE D is [".$_SERVER
["PATH_TRANSLATE D"]."]<br>";

$p=strrpos($upl oad_path,"/");
if($p>0)
{
$upload_path=su bstr($upload_pa th, 0, $p+1);
if($debug) print "Upload path is [".$upload_path. "]";
}

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD ']=='POST') //Uploading (PUT) a file
{
//$file=$_FILES["file"]["name"]; //name=media type=file
$target=basenam e($_FILES["file"]["name"]); //name=media
type=file
$source=$_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"];
}

// if(is_uploaded_ file($file)) //if this was the file
uploaded by the POST event
{

if($cwd == ".")
{
if($debug) print "Copying ".$source." to ".$upload_p ath.
$target."<br>";
if(is_file($upl oad_path.$targe t))
{
unlink($upload_ path.$target);
}
copy($source,$u pload_path.$tar get);
//copy($file,$_SE RVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].$file);
sleep(1);
}
else
{
if($debug) print "Copying ".$source." to ".$upload_p ath.
$cwd."/".$target."<br> ";
if(is_file($upl oad_path.$cwd."/".$target))
{
unlink($upload_ path.$cwd."/".$target);
}
copy($source,$u pload_path.$cwd ."/".$target);
}

//chmod($cwd."/".$file_name,07 77);
}
}
?>

<body bgcolor="#00000 0" text="#000000">
<center>
<table cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 border=1 width=600
bgcolor="#fffff f">

<tr><th align="left"><f ont size="+1">Virtu al FTP Program
</font></td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>

<tr>
<td align="left">

<? print "<form method=\"post\" action=\"{$this name}\">\r
\n"; ?>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="cd">
Current Directory:
<br>
<select name="cwd">

<?php
$dirpath = split("/",$cwd);
$numpaths = sizeof($dirpath );
$dirpaths = array();
$textpaths = array();

for($cpath = 0; $cpath < $numpaths; $cpath++)
{
if($cpath == 0)
{
$dirpaths[$numpaths-$cpath-1] = $dirpath[$cpath];
}
else
{
$dirpaths[$numpaths-$cpath-1] = $dirpaths[$numpaths-
$cpath-2]."/".$dirpath[$cpath];
}
if($dirpath[$cpath] != ".")
{
$textpaths[$numpaths-$cpath-1] = $dirpath[$cpath];
}
else
{
$textpaths[$numpaths-$cpath-1] = "/";
}
}

for($cpath = 0; $cpath < $numpaths; $cpath++)
{
print "<option value=\"".$dirp aths[$cpath]."\">".
$textpaths[$cpath]."</option>\n";
}
if($cwd != ".")
{
print "<option value=".">/</option>\n";
}
?>

</select>
<input type="submit" value="Change Directory">
</form>
</td>
<td align="left">
<? print "<form method=\"post\" action=\"{$this name}\">\r
\n"; ?>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="mkdir">

<?php
print "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cwd\" value=\"".
$cwd."\">\n";
?>

Create Directory:
<br>
<input type="text" name="file" size=15>
<input type="submit" value="Create (mkdir)">
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<table cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 border="1"
width="100%">
<tr>
<th align="left">Fi lename</th>
<th align="left">Si ze</th>
<th align="left">Mo dified</th>
<th align="left">De lete</th>
</tr>

<?php
$files = get_dir_list($c wd);
$numfiles = sizeof($files);

sort($files);

for($fileat = 0; $fileat < $numfiles; $fileat++)
{
$thefile = $files[$fileat];
$filename = $thefile;
if($cwd == ".")
{
$filepath = $thefile;
}
elseif($thefile == "..")
{
$filepath = substr($cwd,0,s trrpos($cwd,"/"));
}
else
{
$filepath = $cwd."/".$thefile;
}

$image = get_icon($filep ath,$filename);
print "<font size=\"8\">";

if(($filename == "..")||(is_dir( $filepath)))
{
if($filename != "..")
{
$date = date("d/m/Y",filectime($f ilepath));
}
else
{
$date =" ";
}

print "<tr>\n";

print "<td align=\"left\"> \r\n";
print "<a href=\"{$thisna me}?cwd=".urlen code
($filepath)."&a ction=cd\">\r\n ";
print "<img src=\"".$image. "\" width=20 height=
22 border=0>".$fil ename;
print "</a></td>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\">  </td>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\"> ".$date."</td>\n";

if($filename != "..")
{
print "<td align=\"left\"> <a href=
\"{$thisname}?c wd=".urlencode
($cwd)."&action =rmdir&file=".u rlencode($filep ath)."\"><img src=
\"/icons/alert.red.gif\" width=20 height=20 border=0></a></td>\r
\n";
}
else
{
print "<td>  </td>";
}
print "</font>";
print "</tr>\n";
}
else
{
$size = filesize($filep ath);
$date = date("m/d/Y",filectime($f ilepath));

print "<tr>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\"> ";
print "<a href=\"{$thisna me}?cwd=".urlen code
($cwd)."&action =get&file=".url encode($filepat h)."\">\r\n";
print "<img src=\"".$image. "\" width=20 height=
22 border=0>".$the file;
print "</a></td>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\"> ".$size."</td>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\"> ".$date."</td>\n";
print "<td align=\"left\"> <a href=\"{$thisna me}?
cwd=".urlencode ($cwd)."&action =rm&file=".urle ncode
($filepath)."\" ><img src=\"/icons/alert.red.gif\" width=20
height=20 border=0></a></td>\n";
print "</font>";
print "</tr>\n";
}

}
?>
</table>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
Upload a file into this directory:
<br>
<? print "<form method=\"post\" enctype=\"multi part/form-
data\" action=\"{$this name}\">\r\n"; ?>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="put">

<?php
print "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cwd\" value=\"".
$cwd."\">\n";
?>

<input type="file" name="file" size=20> & nbsp;
  &nb sp;<input type="submit" value="Upload File
(put)">
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</small>
</table>
</center>

<?php
ob_flush();
// } Other end of access block
}
?>

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**llbbl** · Jul 17 '05, 12:28 PM

Re: Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

Did you get that code from this site?

http://www.maaking.com/index.php?loadpage=scripts

That might been easier to give him a link,. but I guess now the code is
preserved for all of posteriority.

**Joe Estock** · Jul 17 '05, 12:29 PM

Re: Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server frombrowser?

llbbl wrote:[color=blue]
> Did you get that code from this site?
>
> http://www.maaking.com/index.php?loadpage=scripts
>
> That might been easier to give him a link,. but I guess now the code is
> preserved for all of posteriority.
>[/color]
Typically you would use input type="file" name="blah" then use
move_uploaded_f ile()

**llbbl** · Jul 17 '05, 12:45 PM

Re: Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

He does some error checking for file sizes. It is pretty easy to
customize his code to something that you can use for your own site. It
is also good for people who haven't implemented their own version of
the upload function as you have.

Email with file attachements - How to upload file to server from browser?

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