How to Upload Files in PHP Script
- 1). Type the following into your file to create the user upload form:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload_photo.php" method="POST">
Choose Image: <input name="userfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload Photo" />
</form>
Save the file, for example "upload_photo.html." - 2). Open a new file to create the PHP file needed to execute the "action" for the form. Type the following:
<?php
$ path = "profiles/photos";
$path = $path . basename( $_FILES['userfile']['name']);
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $path)) {
echo "Successful upload of ". basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
} else{
echo "Error when uploading the file.";
}
?>
Save your file using "upload_photo.php" as the file name. - 3). Upload both the HTML and PHP files to your server. Test the form by navigating to your upload form Web page.
