Im trying to add a multi page form, in php with zend framework, where users can list an item to my site. On the first page they enter details about the item(which is then stored in session), page two they can upload images, and then page three they can confirm the listing. If they confirm then the listing is added.
What is the best way to achieve this with regards to allowing users to upload images? I am going to either use SWFUpload or uploadify, but should i add the images straight to the database and if so under which listing id? I dont create the listing id until the user clicks confirm. So whats the best practises? should i store them in a temp folder named after session? store in database under temp name like address + session or what?
edit: Hey sorry maybe I have not expressed myself very clearly. I am not looking for a way to upload files. What I am asking is how best to store them before I know whether the user is actually going to confirm the listing. Should i store them in a temp folder and then process them when the user confirms listing and then write an automatic script that deletes folder created over an hour ago. Or should i store them in the database in a temp table under some kind of key made up of session and a listing attribute? Basically I am asking what does ebay do to the images that you upload when adding a listing but before you have confirmed and created it.
Thanks a lot for the help!!
Since you mentioned Zend Framework, I’m including links to the documentation along with an excerpt:
Read more: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.file.html
Read more: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.file.transfer.validators.html
And an example: http://ahsangill.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/zend-framework-file-upload-using-zend_form_element_file/