note 114087 added to reserved.variables.files

Others have posted about how the $_FILES array organizes data differently depending on whether the HTML input is a single or multiple type, so it seems to be a common enough problem. If for some reason you need to mix-and-match the types, or you're not sure which how many files you'll be expecting from a multiple input, this is a very useful way to reorganize the $_FILES array. Also, unlike some of the earlier posts, the formatting of the new array (i.e. the number of keys and values) is consistent. <?php // Reorganize $_FILES array information $files = Array (); $i = 0; // Start with all inputs in $_FILES array foreach ($_FILES as $input) { $j = 0; foreach ($input as $property => $value) { if (is_array($value)) { $j = count($value); // Number of iterations for ($k = 0; $k < $j; ++$k) { $files[$i + $k][$property] = $value[$k]; } } else { $j = 1; $files[$i][$property] = $value; } } $i += $j; } ?> The results will look something like this: $files = Array ( [0] => Array ( [name] => '' [type] => '' [tmp_name] => '' [error] => 0 [size] => 0 ) ) ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 72.52.91.14 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.files.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/114087 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114087 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/114087 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php