PHP $_FILES empty on load

Question

for some reason I can't get the $_FILES array to include the upload as selected on my form. From what i have read the form looks ok, and all the other variables are received just fine.

Each time I submit the form the var_dump for the $_FILES array has 0 entries.

For this post i have removed the other fields for the sake of brevity since they are working.

<form name="addFact" id="addFact" action="add_fact.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" onsubmit="return validateStatus();" >
    <input type="file" id="myImage" name="myImage" style="width:450px;"/><br />
</form>

And after I reload I use the following to check the $_FILES array:

echo "- Files - <br>\n";
echo "<pre>\n";
var_dump($_FILES);
echo "</pre>\n";

but the result is empty every time:

Files: array(0) { }

Update sorry, didnt realize validate status was still in there .. but this is the JS that checks whether to submit the form or not

function validateStatus() {
    jQuery("#addFact").validationEngine({scroll: false});
    var valid = $("#addFact").validationEngine('validate');
    if (valid == true) {
        submitForm('addFact');
    }
    return false;
}

Though I doubt that is part of the issue as the form submits successfully with all attributes still set including the file field , etc.

oh ..and lol .. another function .. :) ... here is the submt form function:

function submitForm(formName,message) {
    $.ajax({
        data: $("#" + formName).serialize(),
        type: $("#" + formName).attr('method'),
        url: $("#" + formName).attr('action'),
        success: function(response) {
            $('#load_target').html(response);
        }
    });
    return false;
}

load_target is the div on the index page I am loading this php file into with ajax. - hope that is all clear now :)

Also, to belay any conrens of the form not posting anything .. here are the results for the post var_dump

array(11) {
  ["action"]=>  string(4) "save"
  ["category"]=>  string(1) "3"
  ["startDate"]=>  string(10) "09-27-2012"
  ["expireDate"]=>  string(10) "11-27-2012"
  ["title"]=>  string(10) "Test Title"
  ["subtitle"]=>  string(10) "Test Title"
  ["include_image"]=>  string(3) "yes"
  ["img_loc"]=>  string(4) "left"
  ["img_size"]=>  string(2) ".3"
  ["scroll"]=>  string(1) "1"
  ["fact_text"]=>  string(27) "there's something about her"
}

are you actually uploading a file when you test it? the index in $_FILES may not exist if the input field is left blank. — Flosculus
– Flosculus, Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 23:16
What's "validateStatus()" doing? Could it be manipulating that field? — Simon Germain
– Simon Germain, Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 23:16
validate status checks for all fields being populated (required fields that is) and then submits the form if all is good, sorry about that. — Silvertiger
– Silvertiger, Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 23:37
Yes i am selecting a file in the form field and submitting the form ... though tie $_FILES does not seem to reflect it. — Silvertiger
– Silvertiger, Commented Sep 27, 2012 at 23:38
From the jQuery serialize documentation: "Data from file select elements is not serialized." — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Sep 28, 2012 at 1:18

CLucera · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-30 22:42:43Z

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if you are using jquery mobile add the data-ajax="false" to the form tag

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 22:42

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