Small upload website

Amp34 · 2 Sep 2006 at 16:31

I want to have a go at making a small upload website - a bit image shack etc. - where people can upload images using an upload bar and have them automatically resized if they want, then going to a page showing the link and maybe thumbnail version - again a bit like imageshack etc. - How difficult would this be to do via dreamweaver?

Any tips and tricks would be good too as I'm a bit of a beginner.

Conrad11 · 2 Sep 2006 at 16:45

Amp34 said:
How difficult would this be to do via dreamweaver?

Any tips and tricks would be good too as I'm a bit of a beginner.

Lol....very...I could post the script i use but as i beginner i doubt you will understand it.

You need some server side scripting.

Amp34 · 2 Sep 2006 at 17:14

Ah ok I though it may be a little difficult. Is the difficulty getting the site to open your documents to choose or the rest of it? What I want to be able to do is upload to my website directly throught the site not via an FTP client. How about just uploading and just showing the link without resizing etc?

toString · 2 Sep 2006 at 18:34

Very easy to get the 'browe for file' box:

<input type="file" name="file1" />

But the uploading - you'd have to learn php basically. Might be better off looking for a google 'upload script'.

zetec452 · 2 Sep 2006 at 19:58

I used a nice one from www.hotscripts.com Can't remember which exact one but have a play with a few and see which one you like.

Amp34 · 2 Sep 2006 at 20:04

That link doesn't seem to work.

Ahh looks like theres something wrong with their website at the mo as going through google doesnt work either.

Phaser · 3 Sep 2006 at 16:43

I'm trying do something similar but I can't get it working.

If anyone could have a look i'd appreciate it.

http://yorkshirejunkies.co.uk/fileupload.php

Code:

<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

Code:

$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!";
}

Cheers.

Conrad11 · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:20

Well your first problem is that uploader.php should be like this:

uploader.php

Code:

<?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!";
}

?>

Then there will be other problems, that can be corrected when you do that.

Phaser · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:22

Yep, I get an error message "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!".

toString · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:39

Is there a folder called uploads? Not sure if php creates one if it's not there..

Conrad11 · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:43

To make a parse error, take away the ";" from one of the lines

Phaser · 3 Sep 2006 at 17:48

This is what I get now.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '}', expecting ',' or ';' in /home/.bobinski/admin9588/http/www.yorkshirejunkies.co.uk/uploader.php on line 10

The folder is set to 777.

toString · 3 Sep 2006 at 18:08

Code:

<?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";
}
?>

?

Conrad11 · 3 Sep 2006 at 18:10

KingAndora, I was causing a parse error on purpose so i could get the local path.

Perfect, now change it to this and it **should work**, but it won't take care of any of the security issues that come with uploading files:

uploader.php

Code:

<?php

$target_path = "/home/.bobinski/admin9588/http/www.yorkshirejunkies.co.uk/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 a problem whilst uploading the file";
}
?>

toString · 3 Sep 2006 at 18:14

Ahhh gottcha, sorry

Does php have a Map.Path("/uploads/") feature like ASP?

Conrad11 · 3 Sep 2006 at 18:26

I am not sure, I am a newbie at php. Thats why i had to take the long way around and cause a deliberate parse error to get the local path.

There might be a function for it i am not sure, beansprout or someone like that would be able to tell you.

Could come in the form of _FILE_ or something like or $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], but again i haven't a clue tbh.

EDIT:

Take a look at this phazer: Linky

If you a looking specifically for an image uploader, then there are certain security precautions that should be taken.