note 19423 added to features.file-upload

From: Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 01:13:42 +0000
Subject: note 19423 added to features.file-upload
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Some browsers label the type differently. I found this out while trying to restrict the file types that could be uploaded. I created a simple script that will let the user upload a file, and then print_r() the $_FILES variables. In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.26 on Windows XP, I got this result: Array ( [file] => Array ( [name] => command.com [type] => application/octet-stream [tmp_name] => C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\phpBE.tmp [size] => 50620 ) ) Uploading the same file with the same script in Opera 6.01 (again on Windows XP), I got this result: Array ( [file] => Array ( [name] => command.com [type] => application/octet-stream; name="command.com" [tmp_name] => C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\phpBF.tmp [size] => 50620 ) ) The tmp_name is obviously supposed to be different, but notice how the name of the file was appened to type. My solution is either (a) split() at the semicolon and use the first element of that array, or (b), search the type for the allowed filetypes (via strstr()). -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+19423 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+19423 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+19423

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