HTML File Upload issue

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possibly a stupid question but how do I upload files to a server using the browser ?

I'm sure I've used this before ! But when I run it nothing appears to happen.

No errors are shown and nothing is logged in the error_log

<?php var_dump($_FILES); echo $_FILES['uploadFile']['tmp_name']; ?> <html> <head> <title>File Upload Form</title> </head> <body> This form allows you to upload a file to the server.<br> <form action="test.php" method="post"><br> Type (or select) Filename: <input type="file" name="uploadFile"> <input type="submit" value="Upload File"> </form> </body> </html>

What am I doing wrong ?

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-14 11:02:59Z

When you submit a form, the data you are sending to be encoded somehow to be put in the HTTP request.

By default, this uses the application/x-www-form-urlencoded algorithm which does not support file uploads. You need to use multipart/form-data instead.

<form action="test.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

Both answers were the same.. I picked this as it was the first answer. Thanks

Leonard Lepadatu · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-14 11:01:48Z

Try to correct you form declaration attribute and always when you need to upload files include "enctype". If not file input element is in form, the default enctype is "application/x-www-form-urlencoded":

<form action="test.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

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