RE: [PHP] determine file-upload's tmp-filename

On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 11:12 -0500, Andrés Robinet wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Fischer [mailto:michi.fischer@gmx.net] > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:03 AM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP] determine file-upload's tmp-filename > > > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > Datum: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:09:58 -0800 > > > Von: Casey <heavyccasey@gmail.com> > > > An: "Michael Fischer" <michi.fischer@gmx.net> > > > CC: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Betreff: Re: [PHP] determine file-upload\'s tmp-filename > > > > > On Jan 26, 2008 3:57 PM, Michael Fischer <michi.fischer@gmx.net> > > wrote: > > > > hi there, > > > > > > > > is there a way to determine the tmp-filename of a file upload while > > the > > > upload is still in progress? > > > > > > > > the tmp-file is stored in /tmp and it's name is something like > > > PHPXXXXXXXX. > > > > > > > > what i would like to do is: > > > > i want to upload a file via a html-form and while the upload is in > > > progress make repeatedly ajax-requests to a php-script on the server > > that > > > replies the size of the tmp file (the amount of data that was already > > uploaded). > > > So in this script i need to know what the tmp-filename is. > > > > > > > > or do you think this is a completely useless approach? > > > > > > > > lg, Michi > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will this help? > > > http://tomas.epineer.se/archives/3 > > > > > > -- > > > -Casey > > > > well, i've found this before and this script uses perl-cgi and not php. > > it determines the tmp-filename as such: > > > > $post_data_file = "$tmp_dir/$sessionid"."_postdata"; > > $monitor_file = "$tmp_dir/$sessionid"."_flength"; > > $error_file = "$tmp_dir/$sessionid"."_err"; > > $signal_file = "$tmp_dir/$sessionid"."_signal"; > > $qstring_file = "$tmp_dir/$sessionid"."_qstring"; > > > > i'm looking for something similar in php... > > > > lg, michi > > > > If all you want is to display a progress bar, you'd better move all of your > logic to the client side. Check this out > http://www.swfupload.org/documentation/demonstration > > Regards, > > Rob > > > Andrés Robinet | Lead Developer | BESTPLACE CORPORATION > 5100 Bayview Drive 206, Royal Lauderdale Landings, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 > | TEL 954-607-4207 | FAX 954-337-2695 | > Email: info@bestplace.net | MSN Chat: best@bestplace.net | SKYPE: > bestplace | Web: bestplace.biz | Web: seo-diy.com > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1244 - Release Date: 1/25/2008 > 7:44 PM > > You are right, the client side would be the best solution. BUT - this requires the client to either have flash or java browser plugin installed. i don't want that. and i don't know any way in javascript to get the amount of data already sent - so i thought i'd try on the server-side. lg, Michi -- Sautergasse 27-29/35 1160 Wien phone: 0043 650 2526276 email: michi.fischer@gmx.net web: http://www.webfischer.at