note 29936 deleted from features.file-upload by vincent

Note Submitter: donkey@example.com ---- I was going barmy trying to get the upload example working on my localhost! It was giving errors to the tune of "cannot create file, it is a directory" Having read all the threads, I couldn't still figure out how to. Then I thought why not read move_uploaded_file() documentation and there it was: "bool move_uploaded_file ( string filename, string destination) This function checks to ensure that the file designated by filename is a valid upload file (meaning that it was uploaded via PHP's HTTP POST upload mechanism). If the file is valid, it will be moved to the filename given by destination. " The important thing is: "If the file is valid, it will be moved to the filename given by destination." which makes the bulb light. Here is my code: <?php // In PHP earlier then 4.1.0, $HTTP_POST_FILES should be used instead of $_FILES. // In PHP earlier then 4.0.3, use copy() and is_uploaded_file() instead of move_uploaded_file $uploadfile = $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name']; $uploaddir = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/path/to your dir/' . $_FILES['userfile']['name']; print "<pre>"; if (move_uploaded_file($uploadfile, $uploaddir)) { print "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded. Here's some more debugging info:\n"; print_r($_FILES); } else { print "Possible file upload attack! Here's some debugging info:\n"; print_r($_FILES); } ?> If you are using a windows server, refer to the related post above for '/path/to your directory/' As many people mentioned above, remember to do a chmod -c -v 0777 on the directory you want your uploaded files to be moved to. In the hope that this helps someone pulling his/her hair, Donkey. PS Thanks for everyone who helped by posting here.