$_POST
Structure of $_FILES:
Array (
[file] => Array (
[name] =>
[type] =>
[tmp_name] =>
[error] =>
[size] => )
)
name will contain name of file uploaded
type - filetype like application/x-shockwave-flash or image/png (it's file mime type I guess)
tmp_name - path to file in temp directory
error - 0=no error 1=error
size - file size in bytes.
How to check if the file is of given type? (here: check if it's .swf or .jpg)
Create array and check if $_FILES contains given type.
$types = array('application/x-shockwave-flash','image/jpeg');
$file = $_FILES['file']['type'];
if (!in_array($file,$types))
$_FILES
$HTTP_POST_FILES [deprecated]
$_FILES -- $HTTP_POST_FILES [deprecated] — HTTP File Upload variables
Description
An associative array of items uploaded to the current script via the HTTP POST method.
$HTTP_POST_FILES contains the same initial information, but is not a superglobal. (Note that $HTTP_POST_FILES and $_FILES are different variables and that PHP handles them as such)
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.1.0 | Introduced $_FILES that deprecated $HTTP_POST_FILES. |
Notes
Note: This is a 'superglobal', or automatic global, variable. This simply means that it is available in all scopes throughout a script. There is no need to do global $variable; to access it within functions or methods.
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25-Nov-2008 05:05
25-Nov-2008 05:05