RE: [PHP] file upload question

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Rench [mailto:andrewrench@yahoo.com] > Sent: 24 January 2003 17:05 > > the following code: > > <html> > <body> > <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?= $PHP_SELF ?>" > method > ="post"> > <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000"> > Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file"> > <input type="submit" value="Send File"> > </form> > <?php > echo $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name']; > ?> > </body> > </html> > > produces the following after upload: > > /var/tmp/phplSTEVp (or php[something-or-other]) > > When I view that directory, it is empty. When you upload a file, the file PHP puts it in is a temporary file -- hence the ['tmp_name'] key -- which is your /var/tmp/php??????. Because it's a temporary file, PHP automatically deletes it when the script ends. If you haven't done something with it in the script (such as move_uploaded_file() it), it's gone forever. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211