Upload File PHP

Hello i am using the following code:

announcement.html:

Code:

---

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST"^gt;
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000" />
Upload File: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

---

uploader.php:

Code:

---

$target_path = "uploads/";

$target_path = $target_path . basename(

$_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'],

$target_path)) {
echo “The file “. basename(

$_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). ” has been uploaded”;
} else{
echo “There was an error uploading the file, please try

again!”;
}

---

This is not currently on a server, i will upload it later. At the moment i am running this off my computer. When i click upload after i select my file internet explorer prompts me to download the file uploader.php .

I want the code in that file to take action i don't want to download it. What is wrong?

you need PHP running on a server of somekind.... even if it's your local machine... for quick and easy installation I suggest XAMPP (or LAMPP for Linux, what ever boats your float).
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

I've got it installed onto a flash drive so I can take my test server where ever I go.

-tg

thanks also with the code of uploader.php changed to:

Code:

---

<?php
$target_path = "uploads/";

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

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']).
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>

---

When i try to upload an image file or at least i havnt tried any other type, it always displays the error, There was an error uploading the file, please try again!...

What is wrong? Is there something off in the code?

Do some hosting providers disable the ability to upload?

Not that I am aware of... I've never had a problem with my host at least.

Unfortunately I've never tried to upload a file via PHP, so I'm a little out of my element at this point... sorry.

-tg

Then it may just be something wrong with my code?
How can that be since i got it off a php tutorial...

I know this may sound like a dumb question but is the file you are trying to upload over the max file size that you specified? Also, not sure why but on you form line I se ^gt; instead of > it shoud be:

Code:

---

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000" />
Upload File: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

---

I was actually changing my code a bit and i got my code from different sources. Here is my latest code i am using i am not sure if it is any different then the code i have shown above.

announcement.html

Code:

---

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" />
Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

---

uploader.php

Code:

---

<?php
$target_path = "uploads/";

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

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']).
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>

---

EDIT:
I think the uploading is fine but not the move_uploaded_file part...
Since i have been testing the feature with pictures and text files but when i tried a flash file it took a while longer untill the error message appeared..

I even tried the code on this page (tutorial):
http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_file_upload.asp

It is fine with puting the file in the temp folder as i thought. Though there is an issue with uploading.

Maybe it does come back to a server issue? i will see if my server doesn't support uploading... i don't understand why it wouldn't.

EDIT:
To prevent posting 4 times in a row im just adding another question into this post.

Could it be that i have to enable directory permissions on my hosting provider?

yes, your script will need to have write permissions for whatever folder you're moving files to.