Enctype

miseria · 02-05-2006, 02:45 PM

Hey. I'm writing a PHP upload file. However, when I add ..

enctype='multipart/form-data'

.. to the form tag, none of the $_POST variables work. I think this is a common problem but how do I get around this? Thanks

Solved this by using GET instead of POST. But file uploads are still no worky

http://www.ewno.com/submit.phps
http://www.ewno.com/fileupload.phps

help is very much appreciated

sdsinc · 02-05-2006, 04:10 PM

I'm not sure it has anything to do but you should normally use double quotes in your HTML instead of singles:

PHP Code:

  <form method="get" action="submit.php" enctype="multipart/form-data">l

Are you able to make POST request on that directory using other pages than this one ?

Also another remark: you should not automatically do addslashes to your form fields as it may depend on your server configuration. Your scripts should check magic_quotes status and behave accordingly. Otherwise porting your scripts to another host will be a nightmare (you will have to rewrite the code).

miseria · 02-05-2006, 04:15 PM

Thanks for taking a look. All the other scripts work perfectly and so did this one until adding the enctype attribute.

sdsinc · 02-05-2006, 06:05 PM

Could it be a browser issue ?
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=22612

Give it a try with another browser.

miseria · 02-06-2006, 10:43 AM

Thanks for the advice. Problem exists with IE6 too

miseria · 02-09-2006, 09:15 AM

Also, is there a way of renaming files with a unique name before they are uploaded?

Amnezia · 02-09-2006, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miseria

Also, is there a way of renaming files with a unique name before they are uploaded?

just change the file name variable in $target_path (line 5)

i would change your form method to "post" rather than "get"

miseria · 02-09-2006, 10:23 AM

Yeah, that's the old script. The new one works but once again, other POST variables are empty.

Amnezia · 02-09-2006, 01:53 PM

use $_REQUEST[variablename] instead of $_POST

miseria · 02-09-2006, 02:15 PM

Thanks but still same problem

02-05-2006, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
miseria SQLdumpster.com Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 545 205.50 NP$ (Donate)	Enctype Hey. I'm writing a PHP upload file. However, when I add .. enctype='multipart/form-data' .. to the form tag, none of the $_POST variables work. I think this is a common problem but how do I get around this? Thanks Solved this by using GET instead of POST. But file uploads are still no worky http://www.ewno.com/submit.phps http://www.ewno.com/fileupload.phps help is very much appreciated __________________ !!!!!!! see something you like? Accepting offers for great affiliate websites !!!!!!! Free Databases for your Website \| All Things Playstation 3 Website Design Books \| Music While You Work? \| Computer Gadgets Last edited by miseria; 02-05-2006 at 03:04 PM.

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miseria SQLdumpster.com Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 545 205.50 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks for taking a look. All the other scripts work perfectly and so did this one until adding the enctype attribute. __________________ !!!!!!! see something you like? Accepting offers for great affiliate websites !!!!!!! Free Databases for your Website \| All Things Playstation 3 Website Design Books \| Music While You Work? \| Computer Gadgets

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miseria SQLdumpster.com Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Sussex, UK Posts: 545 205.50 NP$ (Donate)	Yeah, that's the old script. The new one works but once again, other POST variables are empty. __________________ !!!!!!! see something you like? Accepting offers for great affiliate websites !!!!!!! Free Databases for your Website \| All Things Playstation 3 Website Design Books \| Music While You Work? \| Computer Gadgets

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