PHP File Uploads | The Complete Guide to Uploading Files Using PHP

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Learn how to upload a file using PHP.

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In this video you'll learn how to:
• create a form in HTML to select files for upload
• configure PHP for file uploads
• save the file locally to the web server
• restrict files by size and type
• rename uploaded files for security
• avoid overwriting existing files

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00:00 Introduction
00:31 HTML form
01:30 PHP script
02:27 $_FILES
05:02 Upload errors
06:50 Restricting size
10:30 Restricting by type
12:52 The temporary file
13:40 Move the file
16:20 Filename security
17:42 Unique filenames
19:03 Summary

#PHP #files #HTML #upload

[dave-hollingworth]

What's your preferred PHP framework (including no framework at all)?

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[batchrocketproject]

A master class, thank you. I'd read the php manual pages on file uploads and was surprised how much is there. You have managed to cover and implement the most excellent summary I could have hoped for and cleared up a lot of confusion. Please keep on with these most excellent basics of php. Thanks again.

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[AndrewMycol]

This lesson saved me time and effort trying to understand this whole process myself. This guide was easy to understand, and easy to follow along with.

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[jcdeaton]

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[theevilapple_]

Thanks for the tutorial, it was understandable.
Will you ever make a video about uploading larger files (in chunks maybe)?
Or that isn't a job that php and post requests can handle?

[michaelchiz]

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[MrSfaundez]

Thank you so much for your great explanation. I just have a question. You said that when the file is in the temp folder at that point the file has been uploaded to the server, so Isn't it dangerous that the file has been uploaded to the server? for exaple if the file is malicious or for instance if it's mime type has been spoofed? I mean a malicious file that is in the PHP temporary folder/memory could cause damage to the server?

[alexanderdelagarza]

Great video Dave, thanks for al the information, I know you mentioned that going over permission is out of the scope of this video, would you have a video where do you go over these? Currently my folder is set to 755 as well as the parent, but the "if ( ! move_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["tmp_name"], $destination)){" condition keeps failing ... my guess is permission, or would there be a better way to troubleshoot?