Re: Checking file type when uploading

On 17 September 2010 23:25, Jim Lucas <lists@cmsws.com> wrote: > Catherine Madsen wrote: >> Hi! >> >> I have created a form following the PHP manual to upload files and need >> to restrict the upload to only PDF.  How do I check the file type >> ($_FILES['userfile']['type']?) and where: on the form page or on the >> validation page?  I want to be able to tell the users that their file >> doesn't have the right format.  Thank you very much for your help! >> You need to use something like http://www.fpdf.org/ to try and actually open the uploaded file - anyone can fake an extension. Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kafe15 </hype>