Re: Curious Problem with $_POST

You should check $_FILES, and your form tag should be like this <form action='yoursubmitfile' method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data'> -- itoctopus - http://www.itoctopus.com "Stephen" <stephen-d@rogers.com> wrote in message news:461AE016.7050606@rogers.com... > I have a form for uploading files. It is intended to upload photos. I > have it listed at the end. > > When I upload a jpg everything is fine. The $_POST variable is populated > as expected. > > If I upload a zip file, it is empty! > > print_r ($_POST); gives > > Array ( ) > > If I upload a jpg Print_r gives: > > Array ( [form] => uploadimagesform [MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 100000 [category] > => 1 [photo_caption] => Array ( [0] => [1] => [2] => [3] => ) [submit] > => Add Photos ) > > I am at a total loss to understand this, and don't know where to begin. > > Help! > > Thanks in advance > Stephen > > <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="up.php" > method="post" > name="upload_form"><br /> > <input name="form" type="hidden" value="uploadimagesform" > /> > <label for="category">Select Category</label> > <select id="category" name="category"> > <option value=1>Name</option> > <option value=2>Purple</option> > </select><br /><br /> > <label for="Photo1">Photo 1:</label> > <input id="photo_filename[]" name="photo_filename[]" > type="file" > /><br /> > <label for="Caption1">Caption: </label> > <textarea id="photo_caption[]" > name="photo_caption[]"></textarea><br > /><br /> > <label for="Photo2">Photo 2:</label> > <input id="photo_filename[]" name="photo_filename[]" > type="file" > /><br /> > <label for="Caption2">Caption: </label> > <textarea id="photo_caption[]" > name="photo_caption[]"></textarea><br > /><br /> > <label for="Photo3">Photo 3:</label> > <input id="photo_filename[]" name="photo_filename[]" > type="file" > /><br /> > <label for="Caption3">Caption: </label> > <textarea id="photo_caption[]" > name="photo_caption[]"></textarea><br > /><br /> > <label for="Photo4">Photo 4:</label> > <input id="photo_filename[]" name="photo_filename[]" > type="file" > /><br /> > <label for="Caption4">Caption: </label> > <textarea id="photo_caption[]" > name="photo_caption[]"></textarea><br > /><br /> > <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Add Photos" > /> > </form>