[PHP] Re: problem with $HTTP_POST_FILES

2001-08-22 Thread bill

If they're empty but phpinfo displays them you're probably inside a function and 
haven't declared HTTP_POST_FILES as global.

Jason Dulberg wrote:

> I am working on an image upload script and I've tried to use the variables
> from $HTTP_POST_FILES however it seems that no matter how I try to get the
> variables, they are always empty -- even though they are populated when
> checking phpinfo();
>
> HTTP_POST_FILES["binFile"]
> Array
> (
> [name] => arrow-block.gif
> [type] => image/gif
> [tmp_name] => /var/tmp/phph60272
> [size] => 857
> )
>
> I got some info on it from php.net and attempt to echo as they have on their site 
>however it displays nothing.
>
> echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['binFile']['name']."";
>
> I am attempting to get size/extension of the file to determine if its a valid 
>extension and within the valid filesize range.
>
> Is this a server issue or just my php newbie-ness? If anyone has any ideas on how I 
>can get this working, please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> __
> Jason Dulberg
> Extreme MTB
> http://extreme.nas.net


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[PHP] RE: problem with $HTTP_POST_FILES

2001-08-22 Thread Jason Dulberg

Now I just feel like an idiot... that was the answer! I had all the other
globals registered but that one.

Thanks for your time!

Jason.



> If they're empty but phpinfo displays them you're probably inside
> a function and haven't declared HTTP_POST_FILES as global.
>
> Jason Dulberg wrote:
>
> > I am working on an image upload script and I've tried to use
> the variables
> > from $HTTP_POST_FILES however it seems that no matter how I try
> to get the
> > variables, they are always empty -- even though they are populated when
> > checking phpinfo();
> >
> > HTTP_POST_FILES["binFile"]
> > Array
> > (
> > [name] => arrow-block.gif
> > [type] => image/gif
> > [tmp_name] => /var/tmp/phph60272
> > [size] => 857
> > )
> >
> > I got some info on it from php.net and attempt to echo as they
> have on their site however it displays nothing.
> >
> > echo $HTTP_POST_FILES['binFile']['name']."";
> >
> > I am attempting to get size/extension of the file to determine
> if its a valid extension and within the valid filesize range.
> >
> > Is this a server issue or just my php newbie-ness? If anyone
> has any ideas on how I can get this working, please let me know.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > __
> > Jason Dulberg
> > Extreme MTB
> > http://extreme.nas.net
>
>


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