problem while impoorting csv

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Actually I have to import a csv file and that data want to store in database..I ve done it successfully.. but I add one validation there for type of csv file.if the file any other than csv then it should not be imported.. I did coding for this file..but it is successful only in mozila-firefox . Other browser giving some error to me..Please help me..Here is my code..

PHP

if (isset($_POST['load']))
   {
     if ( isset($_FILES["file"]))
     {
       if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
       {
        echo "<p><font color='red'>No File Selected </p></font> <br />";
       }
       else
       {

               $file_name = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
               if($_FILES["file"]["type"] != "text/csv")
           {

               die("<p><font color='red'>This is not a CSV file.</p></font>");
           }
                 else
               {
                   $location="C:\\xampp\\mysql\\data\\import\\";
                   move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $location . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
               }

        }
        $counter=0;

          $handle = fopen($location . $_FILES["file"]["name"], 'r');

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$file_name = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
               if($_FILES["file"]["type"] != "text/csv")
           {

               die("<p><font color='red'>This is not a CSV file.</p></font>");
           }

but i dnt know how to solve it??

Posted 2-Oct-12 20:15pm

project virus

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Solution 1

On post, file type is not calculated as you wish. You need an other method to determine file type, like this one: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.fileinfo.php[^]. But be aware that might be able to detect only well formed csv.

Posted 2-Oct-12 20:21pm

Zoltán Zörgő

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project virus · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-04T01:44:00

if(preg_match('/MSIE/i',$u_agent))
{
if($_FILES["file"]["type"] !="application/vnd.ms-excel")

{
echo ("

This is not a CSV file.

");
}
else
{
$file_uploaded=move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $location . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
}
}
elseif(preg_match('/Firefox/i',$u_agent))
{
if($_FILES["file"]["type"] !="text/csv")

{
echo ("

This is not a CSV file.

");
}
else
{
$file_uploaded=move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $location . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);

}
}
elseif(preg_match('/Chrome/i',$u_agent))
{
if($_FILES["file"]["type"] !="application/vnd.ms-excel")

{
echo ("

This is not a CSV file.

");
}
else
{
$file_uploaded=move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $location . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
}
}
elseif(preg_match('/Safari/i',$u_agent))
{
echo'This is valid Safari';
}
elseif(preg_match('/Opera/i',$u_agent))
{
if($_FILES["file"]["type"] !="text/comma-separated-values")

{
echo ("

This is not a CSV file.

");
}
else
{
$file_uploaded=move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"], $location . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
}
}
elseif(preg_match('/Netscape/i',$u_agent))
{
echo'Please change browser';
}