php files upload not working

Question

I have a HTML page,where file input type is defined. but when i try uploading it, its not working using move function. then found that, echoing file name itself not printing anything after selecting any file...

HTML:

<form id="upload_items" name="upload_items" method="post" action="items.php">
  <input type="file" name="itemlist_file" id="itemlist_file" />
  <br />  <br />
  <input type="submit" name="Upload" value="Upload" id="Upload" />
  </form>

Form submission php page:

error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_PARSE);
echo (basename($_FILES["itemlist_file"]["name"])

Output:

Nothing displayed...

You must add enctype='multipart/form-data' to your forms attributes. — Cyclonecode
– Cyclonecode, Commented Feb 9, 2014 at 9:56
@logan - That seems very strange. The only thing that seems incorrect is that you forgot to add this attribute. — Cyclonecode
– Cyclonecode, Commented Feb 9, 2014 at 9:58
i think enctype is main issue and you can also see full example file upload in php from here : php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.post-method.php — Syed Ahmed
– Syed Ahmed, Commented Feb 9, 2014 at 9:59

kinkee · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-09 09:57:11Z

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You forgot to provide the correct enctype which is obligatory for uploads. Add the enctype attribute to your form like:

<form id="upload_items" name="upload_items method="post" action="items.php" enctype="multipart/form-data"> ...

answered Feb 9, 2014 at 9:57

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Vivek Sadh · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-09 09:56:51Z

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You need to add this to the form :-

enctype='multipart/form-data'

enctype='multipart/form-data is an encoding type that allows files to be sent through a POST. Quite simply, without this encoding the files cannot be sent through POST.

answered Feb 9, 2014 at 9:56

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