php upload file into the folder

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I am trying to upload multiple images into the folder using php . The code can print out the file names which means I get the files but now it does not upload them and I get no error : below is my code

<?php 
    $target = "image_uploads/";
    if(isset($_FILES['FILE_NAME'])){
        foreach($_FILES['FILE_NAME']['tmp_name']as $key => $error ){
           print_r($key);
           $file_upload = $key.$_FILES['FILE_NAME']['name'][$key];
           #print image names
           echo $file_upload.'</br>';
          move_uploaded_file($file_upload,$target);    
        }
    }
?>

Hey, if you're sending a multiple file, $_FILES should be an array of files and should be used like this : $_FILES['FILE_NAME'][0]['tmp_name'] for the first one etc. — soyuka
– soyuka, Commented Feb 8, 2013 at 13:02

Vinoth Babu · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08 13:13:32Z

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In target you have to give the file name too. Please use the code below,

$target = "image_uploads/";
if(isset($_FILES['FILE_NAME'])){
    foreach($_FILES['FILE_NAME']['tmp_name'] as $key => $error ){
        print_r($key);
        $file_upload = $key.$_FILES['FILE_NAME']['name'][$key];
        print image names
        echo $file_upload.'</br>';
        move_uploaded_file($file_upload,$target.$_FILES['FILE_NAME']['name']);    
    }
}

edited Feb 8, 2013 at 13:13

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 13:03

Vinoth Babu

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Vinoth Babu Over a year ago

@humphrey: whether it is coming inside foreach loop or not? give some space in foreach as

Vinoth Babu Over a year ago

@humphery: name of the file is $_FILES['FILE_NAME']['name']. i have edited. please use that

ChrisF · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08 13:09:29Z

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I think the problem is in the foreach loop.

foreach ($_FILES['FILE_NAME']['tmp_name'] as $key => $val) {
    // this loops through the tmp_name of $_FILES['FILE_NAME']
    // which is a string
}

I think you meant something like:

foreach ($_FILES as $index => $fileArray) {
    $tmpName = $fileArray['tmp_name'];
    echo "File at key $index is temporarily uploaded at $tmpName";
}

The code above will loop through all uploaded files and print it's current filename.

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 13:09

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Humphrey Over a year ago

thanks but also mine does but the problem is it doe not upload to the folder

ChrisF Over a year ago

have you checked is_writable($target), to check if php can write to the folder?

Humphrey Over a year ago

@ChrisF no but I had another code which could do upload but all i want now to start my own code so that I understand nicely (thanks Chris )

beerwin · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08 13:02:16Z

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It might happen that your target folder is not writable.

I also think, that the cause of which you're not getting errors is, that you have the following:

print_r($key);

Yous should have:

print_r($error);

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 13:02

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Palak Taneja · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08 13:30:50Z

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There can be multiple reasons for this :

The target folder must exist before trying to move the file from temp location to the target and must also be writable
the move_uploaded_file takes the second argument as the file name followed by the directory name, so it can be something like : target folder/user.file.name.ext
If you are uploading multiple files, then the $_FILES must be accessed as shown in the link : http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.multiple.php
for the php error messages that you may encounter, here is a list : http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php

edited Feb 8, 2013 at 13:30

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 13:15

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