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

This is the info available to upload scripts I have not done this, but am inspired to do it now. My design is to develop my own meter by compare $FILES;'size'] to the actual size on disk as the file uploads; I would use some sort of JavaScript / Ajax service connection so that the upload meter is displayed in the current browsing window or an upload popup. $_FILES['userfile']['name'] $_FILES['userfile']['type'] $_FILES['userfile']['size'] $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'] $_FILES['userfile']['error'] -----Original Message----- From: Michael Fischer [mailto:michi.fischer@gmx.net] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:50 PM To: php-general Subject: Re: [PHP] determine file-upload's tmp-filename On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 12:17 -0600, Richard Lynch wrote: > > On Sat, January 26, 2008 5:57 pm, Michael Fischer 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? > > Google for PHP upload meter instead. > > That's probably how it works, more or less... > > I still think it's STOOPID to round-trip back and forth to the server > to get an upload progress meter -- The browser developers should be > providing you with some kind of progress notification system locally! > well, i agree with you - the browser should provide some sort of functionality to find out the amount of data already sent. but i don't know any browser that does. all the php upload meters that i found on google either require to patch php or use perl. lg, Michi -- Sautergasse 27-29/35 1160 Wien phone: 0043 650 2526276 email: michi.fischer@gmx.net web: http://www.webfischer.at -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php