Basically, I have this form that allows user to upload to my server:
<form id = "uploadbanner" method = "post" action = "#"> <input id = "fileupload" type = "file" /> <input type = "submit" value = "submit" id = "submit" /> </form> But the problem is that when I choose a file, then click submit, I don't see the file uploaded in the server directory.
<form id="uploadbanner" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="#"> <input id="fileupload" name="myfile" type="file" /> <input type="submit" value="submit" id="submit" /> </form> To upload a file, it is essential to set enctype="multipart/form-data" on your form
You need that form type and then some php to process the file :)
You should probably check out Uploadify if you want something very customisable out of the box.
type isn't even a valid attribute for a FORM element ..
You need enctype="multipart/form-data" otherwise you will load only the file name and not the data.
you will need to have a backend on the server do handle the file upload request you can base your backend with this php example
<?php $file = $_FILES['file']; move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], 'uploads/' . $file['name']);?> Then point the form to the file
<form id="uploadbanner" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="/tourscript.php"> <input id="fileupload" name="myfile" type="file" /> <input type="submit" value="submit" id="submit" /> </form> On top of what the others have already stated, some sort of server-side scripting is necessary in order for the server to read and save the file.
Using PHP might be a good choice, but you're free to use any server-side scripting language. http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_file_upload.asp may be of use on that end.
