File Upload and Download with PHP code example
Example 1: php upload file
<?php
if(isset($_FILES['image'])){
$errors= array();
$file_name = $_FILES['image']['name'];
$file_size =$_FILES['image']['size'];
$file_tmp =$_FILES['image']['tmp_name'];
$file_type=$_FILES['image']['type'];
$file_ext=strtolower(end(explode('.',$_FILES['image']['name'])));
$extensions= array("jpeg","jpg","png");
if(in_array($file_ext,$extensions)=== false){
$errors[]="extension not allowed, please choose a JPEG or PNG file.";
}
if($file_size > 2097152){
$errors[]='File size must be excately 2 MB';
}
if(empty($errors)==true){
move_uploaded_file($file_tmp,"images/".$file_name);
echo "Success";
}else{
print_r($errors);
}
}
?>
Example 2: basic code for file upload in php
//This is the minimal code for an image upload for first time learners
//html portion
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>ImageUpload</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<label>Username</label>
<input type="text" name="username">
<br>
<label>UploadImage</label>
<input type="file" name='myfile'>
<br/>
<input type="submit" value="upload">
</form>
</body>
</html>
//php portion
<?php
$user=$_POST['username'];
$image=$_FILES['myfile'];
echo "Hello $user <br/>";
echo "File Name<b>::</b> ".$image['name'];
move_uploaded_file($image['tmp_name'],"photos/".$image['name']);
?>