RE: [PHP] File upload progress

> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Murphy [mailto:list@pfohlsolutions.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 4:58 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] File upload progress > > > I posted about this the other day. I was directed to look at > megaupload http://www.raditha.com/megaupload/ > > It works pretty well, I believe it uses Apache::Request to > get the raw post info. > > Issues in general: > Whenever this issue comes up people will ask why you need the > functionality? I have a client that is in the print industry > who receives 50+Meg files. I know for a fact that PHP can add > this functionality internally, but thus far have chosen not > too. In a perfect world it would have been part of the HTTP > spec and all browsers would POST the total byte size and > generate a meter just like with downloads. > > Does anyone else think its time to rewrite all the protocols? > > Sorry for the rant, stuff like this bugs the hell out of me. > Steve, I agree with you there. For tech savy people not having the progress bar or indicator for file uploads isn't a big deal. For the average "dumb user" however it's a necessity. I have users tell me all the time that my PHP pages don't work only to find out that they put in a query parameter that caused a huge database pull and they didn't know that as long as that little flag in IE is still waving, it's still working... > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff McKeon [mailto:jmckeon@telaurus.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 4:40 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] File upload progress > > > Does anyone know of a way to display the %complete of a file > upload using a form (POST) method? > > In other words, I have a form for uploading files to the > server. The files are pretty large, 50,000+ lines and it > takes a good 3-4 minutes to upload. Is there any way to show > the progress of this upload on the page? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >