I had $_FILE[yadda] instead of $_FILES[yadda]
Banging head on desk
--- In php-list@yahoogroups.com, "Marian Briones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well, I latched onto the size value of the upload and figured okay, if
> the value is greater than 0, then process the file
>
> if ($_FILE['pageimage']['size']==0)
> {
> $processimage="no";
> $imageinsert="$oldimage";
> }
> else
> {
> $processimage="yes";
> }
>
> But guess what?
>
> IT STILL DOESN'T WORK! It won't even process the image now even
> though the size is greater than 0!
>
> I am stumped
>
> PS James, thank you for your great info here. This particular area
> is only available to site administrators with passwords.
>
> --- In php-list@yahoogroups.com, James Keeline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > --- Marian Briones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > I posted yesterday and no one answered; I"m wondering if this
> > > list is having tech difficulties....
> >
> >
> > Your message came through but perhaps people were busy. I know I
> was (and still am). However, to
> > briefly address your question I offer the following.
> >
> > Like $_POST and $_GET, $_FILES is a superglobal which is intended to
> collect information received
> > from a particular input stream. In this case, the $_FILES contains
> data relevant to uploaded
> > files.
> >
> > This associative array has a first key which corresponds to the name
> of the variable in your
> > upload form. In the example below, the name of the uploaded file is
> myfile so the portion of the
> > array is $_FILES['myfile'].
> >
> > <form method='post' action='script.php' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
> > <input type='file' name='myfile'>
> > <input type='submit'>
> > </form>
> >
> > You should make a test script with a simple form and in the PHP
> which is identified in the action
> > parameter of the form tag you can display the variables available
> during your upload:
> >
> > <pre>
> > The $_FILES array contains:
> > <?php print_r($_FILES); ?>
> > </pre>
> >
> > When a file is uploaded you will see the following values:
> >
> > $_FILES['myfile']['name'] // name of the original file
> > $_FILES['myfile']['size'] // size in bytes of the file
> > $_FILES['myfile']['type'] // MIME type of the file
> > $_FILES['myfile']['tmp_name'] // path to temporary file
> > $_FILES['myfile']['error'] // error code (0=no error)
> >
> > You will have to consult one of these specific values to see if your
> file was uploaded. Keep in
> > mind that several of these values may not be trustworthy. For
> example, the MIME type could be
> > faked by the uploading computer so use a server-based verification
> that the item is really an
> > image (such as the getimagesize() function).
> >
> > File uploads are very risky if not handled carefully. You are
> basically allowing unknown web
> > users the ability to place files of any type on your server. Two
> newer functions were added to
> > PHP to help ensure that the data you think is a file was an actual
> upload:
> >
> > http://www.php.net/is_uploaded_file
> > http://www.php.net/move_uploaded_file
> >
> > They should be used instead of the old copy() and unlink() method
> seen in old tutorials and
> > scripts on file uploads. There is also good information on:
> >
> > http://us3.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php
> >
> > James
> > _____
> >
> >
> > James D. Keeline
> > http://www.Keeline.com http://www.Keeline.com/articles
> > http://Stratemeyer.org http://www.Keeline.com/TSCollection
> >
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