Upload File PHP

[noahssite]

Hello i am using the following code:

announcement.html:

<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:

$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?

[techgnome]

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

[noahssite]

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

<?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?

[noahssite]

Do some hosting providers disable the ability to upload?

[techgnome]

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

[noahssite]

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

[ngreenwood6]

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:

<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>

[noahssite]

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

<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

<?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..

[noahssite]

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.

[noahssite]

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?

[kows]

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