File upload to website advice?

~Rebel~

Hey folks, Im looking for a way to be able to upload a file (video file) onto a website. Just something where a user can click a browse button, pick a file and have it upload onto the page/server folder. Basically what youtube etc do, but as easy and straight forward as possible.
Hope someone can help,
Thanks!

m_stan

What's in and what's out in terms of features on the server side - ie: do you have PHP/ASP/JSP ? Do you want the file stored in a database or on a filesystem ? What interface do you need on the client side - html form/flash drag-n-drop interface etc ?

Providing these details will help people answer the question better.

Bananna man

If its php your using i have some code i can give yo that i've just used.

~Rebel~

Bananna man wrote:

If its php your using i have some code i can give yo that i've just used.

Hi Bananna man, yeah that would be perfect! I havent used php yet but will be putting in something basic.

Thanks!

GoneShootin

Maybe try a Java based upload yoke to save your head on coding if you're not familiar with asp/php etc.

eg: http://jupload.sourceforge.net/

Bananna man

Have you a programming background? PHP has a large learning curve.

Anyway, here's the code:

HTML upload file page:

<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000" />
<input name="uploadedfile" type="file" class="main_text" size="70" />

PHP script:

[PHP]//Document Upload

// Where the file is going to be placed
$target_path = "../documents/";

$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES);

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES, $target_path)) {
echo "<p class='main_text'>The file <span class='headings_red_large'>". basename( $_FILES).
"</span> has been uploaded.</p>";
} else{
echo "<p class='headings_red_large'>There was an error uploading the file, please try again!</p>";
}

$sql = "INSERT INTO mysql_table_name
(mysql_table_field)
VALUES
('".basename( $_FILES)."')
";

$results = mysql_query($sql)
or die(mysql_error());[/PHP]

You will need to setup a folder where the file will be saved. Put this folder name into target path. I have named it ../documents/ in this example. You will also need to chmod the folder to 777 so that the server can write into the folder.

I have also added a mysql query to add the file location to my database for when i want to output it on my site. It's all just based on the move_uploaded_file() function

let me know if you have any questions about it.

GoneShootin

That Java one I linked to might be a bit difficult to setup if your not used to Java - but theses should be a bit more manageable:

http://www.jumploader.com/index.html
http://www.jupload.biz/content/view/17/36/

See the related documentation on each site to assist in your setup.

Bananna man

Bananna man wrote:

HTML upload file page:

<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000" />
<input name="uploadedfile" type="file" class="main_text" size="70" />

You'd better make sure this code is inside a form like this:

<form action="the_script_he_posted.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="1000000" />
<input name="uploadedfile" type="file" class="main_text" size="70" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
</form>

The multipart/form-data is required for any forms submitting files.

Bananna man

Ahh yes, good point!!