Question

How do I enable a user to be able to select a file from the desktop and load it to a server using php?

thanks

Answer 1

First put this in a file called upload.php:

<?php
$target_path = "uploads/";

$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>

And then put this in a file called upload-file.html:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" />
Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

Make sure these 2 files are in the same directory.

And lastly, create another directory called “uploads” in the same one as the 2 files above.

If you want more information, here is the tutorial.

I hope this helps.