PHP: File upload always returning nothing

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Hey guys I'm working on a file uploader and I have come across a problem. In my code I am checking to see if a file has been selected via the file upload form, here is the form code:

<form method="post" action="actions/save.php?id=<?print($id);?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    Listing Photo: <input type="file" name="file"/>
    <input class="add" type="submit" name="submit" value="Save"/>
</form>

The user selects the file to upload then clicks the "Save" button. Now in my uploading code i am trying to check if the file form has been set like this:

$file = $_POST['file'];    
if(isset($file)) {
//Continue

} else {
//Go back    

}

Now my problem is that even if the file input is set (File selected) it goes to the "Go back" part of the code.

Any suggestions or a different way of checking?

Any help is appreciate, Thanks.

boobiq · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-11 08:34:31Z

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When you upload files through form, you should have $_FILES superglobal array with that file, so try

print_r($_FILES['file'])

to see what it cointains (size, error code, path ...)

answered Jan 11, 2012 at 8:34

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Rene Pot · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-11 08:34:59Z

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Uploaded files end up in $_FILES, not in $_POST

see: http://nl.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.files.php for documentation and examples

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fyr · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-11 08:35:34Z

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You should have access to uploaded files using the $_FILES array. See also the reference documentation.

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