Question

I am trying to make a Drag&Drop uploader. I’ve made the drag&drop part,
but now I have to make the PHP and I am stuck, without a clue what to do.
My problem is that, I cannot use move_uploaded_file(); because no

<input type="file">

is submitted.
Is there a way to work around this and what should I be using/doing?

I am not asking for a full code example but just a clue to what’s next for me.

Answer 1

Look into this implementation to get an idea:

/**
 * Save the file to the specified path
 * @return boolean TRUE on success
 */
function save($path) {    
    $input = fopen("php://input", "r");
    $temp = tmpfile();
    $realSize = stream_copy_to_stream($input, $temp);
    fclose($input);

    if ($realSize != $this->getSize()){            
        return false;
    }

    $target = fopen($path, "w");        
    fseek($temp, 0, SEEK_SET);
    stream_copy_to_stream($temp, $target);
    fclose($target);

    return true;
}

I’m using such implementation in one of my projects:

$savePath = '/home/user/uploaded_files/picture.png';

if(!isset($_FILES['qqfile']['tmp_name'])) {
    $input = fopen('php://input', 'r');
    $temp = tmpfile();
    stream_copy_to_stream($input, $temp);
    fclose($input);
    $target = fopen($savePath, 'w');
    fseek($temp, 0, SEEK_SET);
    stream_copy_to_stream($temp, $target);
    fclose($target);
} else {
    move_uploaded_file($_FILES['qqfile']['tmp_name'], $savePath);
}