Re: how to recognize CSV file?
| From: | Eric Butera | Date: | Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:03:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: how to recognize CSV file? | ||
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On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Afan Pasalic <afan@afan.net> wrote:
> hi,
> I have form where administrator has toupload csv file to update dome
> data in mysql.
> I was trying to validate entered file but got some crazy stuff I don't
> understand:
>
> for the same uploaded csv file, in different browser I'll get different
> results:
>
> Windows machine and IE: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'text/plain'
> Windows machine and Firefox: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'application/octet-stream'
> Windows machine and Opera: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'comma-separated-values'
> Windows machine and Chrome: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = ''
> (doesn't show anything! empty?!?!!??)
> openSuse machine and Firefox: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'text/csv'
> openSuse machine and Opera: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'text/comma-separated-values'
> openSuse machine and Konqueror: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] =
> 'text/csv'
>
> ok. what's CORRECT way to validate uploaded file?
>
> thanks.
>
> -afan
Get the mime type of the uploaded tmp file, no what the browser sends.