Problem to Upload file in php

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Hi,

I am using following code to upload and save file to server in php. But file is not uploading.. there is no error in my code.. kindly guide me where i m wrong???

PHP

//file upload
<?php
//*******************************************
//           U P L O A D  F I L E
//*******************************************

$allowedExts ="ppt";

$extension = end(explode(".", $_FILES["file"]["name"]));

if (in_array($extension, $allowedExts))
  {

  if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0)
    {
      echo "Return Code: " . $_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 "Temp file: " . $_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"] . "<br />";

    if (file_exists("upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]))
      {
        echo $_FILES["file"]["name"] . " already exists. ";
      }
    else
      {
              move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
              "myphp/MyPP/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"]);
           echo "Stored in: " . "upload/" . $_FILES["file"]["name"];
     }
    }
  }
else
  {
      echo "Invalid file";
  }

?>
.....

html code

HTML

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form  method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

Select Presentation  
<input type="hidden" name="upload" value="1" />
<input type ="file" id="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload" />


</form>
</body>
</html>

//*********************
// output
//*********************
when i load the php page... following messages are displayed...

( ! ) Notice: Undefined index: file in C:\wamp\www\fileUpload.php on line 9
Call Stack
# Time Memory Function Location
1 0.0005 375624 {main}( ) ..\fileUpload.php: 0

( ! ) Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, string given in C:\wamp\www\fileUpload.php on line 11
Call Stack
# Time Memory Function Location
1 0.0005 375624 {main}( ) ..\fileUpload.php: 0
2 0.0006 376008 in_array ( ) ..\fileUpload.php:11
Invalid file

and on upload event this behavior does not change....

Posted 31-Aug-12 2:41am

Misbah1

Updated 1-Sep-12 2:52am

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E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-31T03:07:00

Have another look at the w3cschool page you got this from. You also need the html form which is the first part of the code.

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_file_upload.asp[^]

HTML

<html>
<body>

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

</body>
</html>

Good luck!

**Zoltán Zörgő** · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-31T09:13:00

Solution 2

You have the action attribute missing from the form. That's not a problem, if the handler on server side is the same that generated the form. But it looks like you have two separated files. So use the action attribute to make the form send it's data to your php script.

Posted 31-Aug-12 9:13am

Zoltán Zörgő

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Misbah1 1-Sep-12 1:19am

I haven't give action attribute because both html and php code is written in the same file.

Zoltán Zörgő 1-Sep-12 3:03am

Ok. How have you tried to debug it? "The file is not uploading" is quite a wide problem description. Is the php script not called; is called, but the uploaded file is not saved? Have you checked the apache or the php log files? Remember, we can not see your screen!

Misbah1 1-Sep-12 4:01am

php script is called displays messages,.. invalid file...

Zoltán Zörgő 1-Sep-12 5:37am

Ok, and what about sharing with us the messages displayed? Do you want us to help you or not? We don't see your screen! Copy the the relevant content from your browser window and paste here!

Misbah1 1-Sep-12 8:51am

I have updated my question . please check it..

Zoltán Zörgő 1-Sep-12 12:00pm

Try a var_dump($_POST); at the beginning of the string, and post here what you see. And be sure not to have space between type and the = sign, and don't forget the name property - that's bad!
<input type="file" name="file" id="file" />

Misbah1 3-Sep-12 0:43am

Thank you so much.. file is uploaded successfully :)
Thanks a lot... :)