Re: File Upload - extension filtering

use 'image/tiff' instead... "George Pitcher" <george.pitcher@ingenta.com> wrote in message news:HHEIKBOENJPJNLHFCCCCIEIDCBAA.george.pitcher@ingenta.com... > Hi all, > > I have file upload working on my NT/Lasso/PHP site and want to restrict the > type of file being uploaded to either PDF, TIF or ZIP. > > > My code sofar is: > > <? > $u_ext = "error"; > $location ="http://mysite/upload_confirm.lasso?nj=" . > $nj; > $file_dir="e:\\upload\\"; > foreach($HTTP_POST_FILES as $file_name => $file_array){ > if($file_array['type']=="application/octet-stream"){ > $u_ext = ".tif"; > } > if($file_array['type']=="application/pdf"){ > $u_ext = ".pdf"; > } > if($file_array['type']=="application/x-zip-compressed"){ > $u_ext = ".zip"; > } > if($u_ext=="error"){ > die( "<h1>You have tried to upload a file that is not 'pdf', > 'zip' or > 'tif'. Please go back and try again.</h1>\n"); > } > if(is_uploaded_file($file_array['tmp_name'])){ > move_uploaded_file($file_array['tmp_name'], "$file_dir/$nj".$u_ext) > or die ("Sorry, unable to upload the file at this time - please try again > later."); > header("Location: $location"); > } > } > ?> > > Although the above script works, octet-stream covers more than just tif > files. > Any clues? > > Cheers > > George > > === > > George Pitcher > HERON Technical Manager > Ingenta plc > 23-38 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford, OX1 2ET > T +44 (0)1865 799137 direct > T +44 (0)1865 799000 switchboard > F +44 (0)1865 799134 > E george.pitcher@ingenta.com > > www.ingenta.com > Ingenta: Empowering the exchange of academic and professional content > online. >