Re: [PATCH] Passthrough MD5/SHA1 calculation of uploaded files

-1 it seems somewhat redundant given that this signature can be easily generated via a single function call, md5_file() or sha1_file(). Ilia On August 4, 2004 10:56 am, David Santinoli wrote: > Hi, > I'm submitting a patch to perform "on the fly" MD5/SHA1 digest > calculation of a file uploaded via the HTTP POST method. Being > not uncommon for applications to require some digest of a freshly > uploaded file, doing the math directly in the buffer where the file is > being read can save some time. > > Digest calculation is triggered by setting the special input fields > COMPUTE_MD5 and/or COMPUTE_SHA1 to a non-zero value: > > <input type="hidden" name="COMPUTE_SHA1" value="1"> > > (note that these assignments must precede the > <input type="file" name=...> field, as in the MAX_FILE_SIZE case.) > > The result is found in the special variables > $_FILES[userfile]["md5"] and $_FILES[userfile]["sha1"]. > These variables are only defined upon request of the corresponding > digest. > > The patch was produced against the current CVS version of rfc1867.c > (PHP_5_0 branch, v1.160). > > Cheers, > David