My problem is that I must combine a normal form with dropzone.js for a drag&drop upload. After the user clicks the submit-button, then a ajax-request send the data to a php-script if there are values in the inputs.
But how I can combine the files by dropzone and the ajax-request? I would send both, when the user clicks the button. If I drag a file in the zone than the file will be send.
autoProcessQueue: false
This make it, that the file doesn't will be send if the user drag a file in the zone.
Solution needed: User fills the form, drag a file in the zone and if the user click on the button, then the values and files will be send with a ajax-request.
Some demo for the code:
http://jsfiddle.net/wQP5B/
I also had the same problem but i solved it.
You can checkout this link from dropzone --> https://github.com/enyo/dropzone/wiki/Combine-normal-form-with-Dropzone
They have given what you want BUT there are some things to be added in what they have given like not making the whole form clickable and other things .
The code below works fine for me
form.html
<form method="post" action="upload.php" class="dropzone" id="mydropzone" enctype='multipart/form-data'> //remember we gave an id mydropzone to the form
<label>Username:<input type="text" name="uname"/> </label>
<label>Password:<input type="text" name="pass"/> </label>
//this will the dropzone drag and drop section.
//notice we have given it an id dropzonePreview.
<div id="dropzonePreview"></div>
<input type="button" id="sbmtbtn" value="submit"/>
//we have given id sbmtbtn to the button
</form>
<script>
Dropzone.options.mydropzone = {
//url does not has to be written
//if we have wrote action in the form
//tag but i have mentioned here just for convenience sake
url: 'upload.php',
addRemoveLinks: true,
autoProcessQueue: false, // this is important as you dont want form to be submitted unless you have clicked the submit button
autoDiscover: false,
paramName: 'pic', // this is optional Like this one will get accessed in php by writing $_FILE['pic'] // if you dont specify it then bydefault it taked 'file' as paramName eg: $_FILE['file']
previewsContainer: '#dropzonePreview', // we specify on which div id we must show the files
clickable: false, // this tells that the dropzone will not be clickable . we have to do it because v dont want the whole form to be clickable
accept: function(file, done) {
console.log("uploaded");
done();
},
error: function(file, msg){
alert(msg);
},
init: function() {
var myDropzone = this;
//now we will submit the form when the button is clicked
$("#sbmtbtn").on('click',function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
myDropzone.processQueue(); // this will submit your form to the specified action path
// after this, your whole form will get submitted with all the inputs + your files and the php code will remain as usual
//REMEMBER you DON'T have to call ajax or anything by yourself, dropzone will take care of that
});
} // init end
};
</script>
NOTE : YOU DONT have to do any fancy stuff in the php file . Just write what you would normally write in PHP to upload files and input .
See if this works for you.