php file upload not working returns empty result

Question

Below is my html code....

    <form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="some.php" method="POST">                           
       <label for="file">Filename:</label>
       <input type="file" name="file" id="file"><br>
       <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>

and my some.php code...

    print_R($_FILES);
    print_r($_POST);
    if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
    {
       echo "Error: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br>";
    }
    else
    {
       echo "Upload: " . $_POST["file"]["name"] . "<br>";
       echo "Type: " . $_FILES["file"]["type"] . "<br>";
       echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["file"]["size"] / 1024) . " kB<br>";
       echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"];
    }

$_POST RESULTS IN Array ( [file] => gcc-mlion.tar [submit] => Submit ) BUT $_FILES gives empty result.

it is working in my and print array like Array ( [file] => Array ( [name] => Programmer- Website Changes.zip [type] => application/octet-stream [tmp_name] => D:\xampp\tmp\phpF829.tmp [error] => 0 [size] => 2707463 ) ) Array ( [submit] => Submit ) Upload: Type: application/octet-stream Size: 2644.00683594 kB Stored in: D:\xampp\tmp\phpF829.tmp Please check your apache or .ini settings — liyakat
– liyakat, Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 4:07
@Dagon May be print_R working , but I think it should not be. May be its a bug in PHP. :) — Yogesh Suthar
– Yogesh Suthar, Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 4:14

Dipen · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22 05:34:13Z

1

When you try to print File array that time your Spell of "print_r" is wrong. You write "print_R" instead of "print_r", Php is case sensitive so it's matters a lot.

answered Jul 22, 2013 at 5:34

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zzlalani · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-22 04:34:56Z

You're trying to output the value of $_POST['file']['name'];. It will return an undefined index error message.

Change that line to:

echo "Upload: " . $_FILES['file']['name'] . "<br>";

That should fix the issue.

Also, here's how I'd do it:

<pre>
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) //checking if form was submitted
{
print_r($_FILES);
print_r($_POST);

if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0) //checking if error'ed
    {
    echo "Error: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br>";
    }
else
    {
    echo "Upload: " . $_FILES['file']['name'] . "<br>";
    echo "Type: " . $_FILES["file"]["type"] . "<br>";
    echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["file"]["size"] / 1024) . " kB<br>";
    echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"];
    }
}
?>
</pre>

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="POST">                           
   <label for="file">Filename:</label>
   <input type="file" name="file" id="file"><br>
   <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Hope this helps!

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