C:\fakepath\image.jpg in input type textbox

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<input type="file" id="path" class="fileupload" />(this is a textbox)

i have a textbox with button browes to select a image and the problem is when i select an image textbox did not show the real paths its showes like C:\fakepath\image.jpg i am trying to show a real path ... help me

Posted 2-May-13 6:38am

Arbaz Ali

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[no name] 2-May-13 13:09pm

How is it that you think that "C:\fakepath\image.jpg" is not a real path?

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ZurdoDev · Answer 1 · 2013-05-02T10:54:00

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This is because of browser security. You can't access the user's computer so browsers do that. You don't need the path anyway. The file will be sent to your server and then you'll save it somewhere on your server.

Posted 2-May-13 10:54am

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