I got this code somewhere to upload pics without refreshing the browser. However I didn't like the uploader file so I decided to use the old one I used to work with. The problem is that it is sending an array instead of a string from the javascript file (it was intended to be sent multiple files instead of only one). Here is the code that makes the array:
input.addEventListener("change", function (evt) {
document.getElementById("response").innerHTML = "Loading . . ."
var i = 0, len = this.files.length, img, reader, file;
for ( ; i < len; i++ ) {
file = this.files[i];
if (formdata) {
formdata.append("uploaded_file[]", file);
} } }
if (formdata) {
$.ajax({
url: "img_upload.php",
type: "POST",
data: formdata,
processData: false,
contentType: false
}).done(function (res) {
/* *** show uploaded item *** */
/* *** show response *** */
});
}
My knowledge in Javascript is really weak and I can't find out how to modify this code to send the uploaded file by itself instead of an array.
I tried these independently, but none of them worked (send_img is the form name/id):
formdata = document.send_img.uploaded_file.value;
formdata = document.getElementById("uploaded_file");
formdata = new formdata ($('#send_img'));
formData = $('#send_img').serialize();
formdata.replaceWith("uploaded_file[]", file);
I also tried eliminating the for
to use the same key (0) but it doesn't work that way.
The condensed code for img_upload.php is:
$fileName = $target . $_FILES["uploaded_file"]["name"];
$fileTmpLoc = $_FILES["uploaded_file"]["tmp_name"];
$fileName = $new_name . "." . $fileExt;
move_uploaded_file($fileTmpLoc, "images/images/temp/$fileName");
How can I send the uploaded file (or header or whatever it is supposed to send) in just one string and, in case of a second file being added, replace the first one instead of creating a second value in the array?