Upload file could not recognize file

[namida]

I tried to use several examples and all give errors like not valid stream source or no such file. I think it does not recognize the field userfile into $userfile. Because even when it's supposed to echo Error $userfile but it just print Error ''.

Please help asap.
Thanks!

This is the code I used

<FORM ACTION=&quot;upload.php&quot; METHOD=POST ENCTYPE=&quot;multipart/form-data&quot; name=&quot;upload&quot; id=&quot;upload&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;MAX_FILE_SIZE&quot; value=&quot;65000&quot;>
Send this file:
<input type=&quot;file&quot; name=&quot;userfile&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=&quot;submit&quot; VALUE=&quot;Upload file&quot;>
</FORM>

handler is

<?

if (is_uploaded_file($userfile)) {
copy($userfile, $HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name']);
} else {
echo &quot;error. File: '$userfile'.&quot;;
}

$filename=$HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name'];

$fd = fopen ($filename, &quot;r&quot;
$contents = fread ($fd, filesize($filename));
fclose($fd);

$escaped_contents=mysql_escape_string($contents);

// Connecting, selecting database
$link = mysql_connect(&quot;&quot;
mysql_select_db(&quot;&quot;,$db);

// Performing SQL query; assuming that the &quot;picture&quot; is a BLOB field
$query = &quot;UPDATE studentpart SET pic='$escaped_contents' WHERE loginname='lulu'&quot;;
$result = mysql_query($query)
or die(&quot;Query failed&quot;

// Closing connection
mysql_close($link);

?>


error is .

File: ''.
Warning: fopen(joeylim.jpg) [function.fopen]: failed to create stream: No such file or directory in /home/bus8646/

http://www/tryout/upload.php

on line 11

Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: Stat failed for joeylim.jpg (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /home/bus8646/

http://www/tryout/upload.php

on line 12

Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/bus8646/

http://www/tryout/upload.php

on line 12

Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/bus8646/

http://www/tryout/upload.php

on line 13

Warning: mysql_select_db(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/bus8646/

http://www/tryout/upload.php

on line 19
Query failed

 

[sleipnir214]

In your invokation of is_uploaded_file(), how is the value getting into $userfile?

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[namida]

I Tried using if($userfile) in another code that I got from earlier posts in this forum
IT always echoes &quot;No File&quot;
like

<?php
if ($userfile==&quot;&quot {
echo &quot;No File&quot;;
} else {
$upload_file = $_FILES['location']['name'];
$temp = $_FILES['location']['tmp_name'];
$extension = substr($upload_file,-4);

$image = &quot;images/1&quot;.$extension;
move_uploaded_file($temp, $image);
echo 'Successfully added';
}




?>

 

[sleipnir214]

You still haven't answered the question.

You're expecting some value to be in $userfile. How is that value getting into the variable?

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[namida]

I don't know.
I thought it was the same with textboxes and everything else?
Usually what I do is just name the textbox /whatever with say name and then submit it to a handler file
and then the handler file will recognize it automatically as $name

It works but is it different with file?

sorry I'm slow

 

[sleipnir214]

It may not be. Do you have register_globals set to &quot;on&quot; in your php.ini?

Does the variable show up when you issue print_r($_POST) or print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS)?

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[namida]

Alright thanks
The register_globals is on
but the $_POST and $HTTP_POST_VARS only displays Array ( [MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 65000 ) Array ( [MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 65000 )

what should I do now?

 

[namida]

I mean how do I make the File type input recognized..?

thx

 

[spookie]

hi,

There is no difference in input file type and other form types as far as retrieving the variabbles is concerned.

If u can get other variable by $formtextfieldname, then u shd also get the input file type varibale.

try printing the actual name of the file on ur Hard Disk by echoing '$userfile_name' and see if u can get it..

Spookie

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[namida]

$userfile_name shows up as joeylim.jpg
but when I do the print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS);
the userfile is not there..

thx

 

[namida]

You can try the code in

http://www.busybees.com.my/tryout/upload.html

included with the phpinfo()