File Upload¶
PHP is able to receive files as part of a form submission.
PHP is capable of receiving file uploads from any RFC-1867 compliant browser.
File upload code is based on the $_FILES superglobal, and move_uploaded_file() function. It also relies on several PHP directives : file_uploads
, upload_max_filesize
, upload_tmp_dir
, post_max_size
and max_input_time
.
<?php
$uploaddir = '/var/www/uploads/';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
echo '<pre>';
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
echo 'File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.';
} else {
echo 'Possible file upload attack!';
}
?>
See also Learn Everything About File Upload in PHP With Examples
Related : $_FILES