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File Uploading in PHP

PHP allow you to upload any type of a file i.e. image, binary or text files.etc..,PHP has one in built global variable i.e. $_FILES, it contains all information about file.By the help of $_FILES global variable, we can get file name, file type, file size and temparary file name associated with file.


  • $_FILES['filename']['name'] - returns file name.
  • $_FILES['filename']['type'] - returns MIME type of the file.
  • $_FILES['filename']['size'] - returns size of the file (in bytes).
  • $_FILES['filename']['tmp_name'] - returns temporary file name of the file which was stored on the server.

In HTML, File Upload control can be created by using following: 

<input type="file" name="fileupload"/>


In PHP, To upload the file we have to use the function called move_uploaded_file().

☞ move_uploaded_file() function

The move_uploaded_file() function is used to move the uploaded file to a new location. It moves the file only if it is uploaded through the POST request.

Syntax:
  move_uploaded_file ( string $filename , string $destination )


First Configure the php.ini File by ensure that PHP is configured to allow file uploads. In your php.ini file, search for the file_uploads directive, and set it to On i.e. file_uploads = On

Example: "fileupload.php"


<html>

<head>

<title>File Upload</title>

</head>

<body>

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">  

    Select File: <input type="file" name="fileToUpload"/>  

    <input type="submit" value="Upload Any File" name="submit"/>  

</form>

<?php  

if(isset($_POST["submit"]))

{

$target_path = "D:/";  

$target_path=$target_path.basename($_FILES['fileToUpload'] ['name'] );  



if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['fileToUpload']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) 

{  

    echo "File uploaded successfully!";  

} 

else

{  

    echo "Sorry, file not uploaded, please try again!";  

}

}

?>  

</body>

</html>

Output :

image