Im learning PHP by myself from a book called "PHP the Complete Reference - PHP5.2"
Im currently at Chapter11 FTP, uploading,deleting,makedir etc but have run into a few questions not covered by the book:
According to my textbook this is a simple code to upload to a server:
$connect=ftp_connect("johnsite.com");
$result=ftp_login($connect,"john@johnsite","johnnyWalker");
if(!$result){
echo'Could not connect to Server';
}
$result=ftp_put($connect,'myFile.php',FTP_ASCII);
echo'UPLOADING FILE......';
if($result){
echo'File Uploaded!';
}
My Questions:
- To which directory will this upload, how will I modify code if i want to upload to directory say
public_html/images/myFile.jpg
In the example myFile.php is hardcoded, what if I want user to select a file to upload? Am I correct in assuming you can do something like this:
<input type="file" name="myFile" value="upload a file" />
<input type="submit" name="upload" />
if(isset($_POST['upload'])){
$fileName=$_POST['myFile']; //file is now assigned to var name
$result=ftp_put($connect,$fileName,FTP_ASCII); //file linked to var name being uploaded
}
Is this the most efficient secure way?
Thank you for reading
As @Bonner said Fabien answer is incorrect since you are looking for a script to upload files from a page on your website to the server.
First thing to remember is that ftp_put() function will always overwrite the existing files. Instead I suggest you to have a look at the PHP move_uploaded_file
Code
This is the form. Inside the action attribute we specify a file, which will handle and process all the files. You'll need to use the multipart/form-data value for the form's enctype property.
I have included comments almost everywhere for a better understanding.
<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
File: <input type="file" name="upload-file" size="30" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload file" />
</form>
upload.php
<?php
// Used to determinated if the upload file is really a valid file
$isValid = true;
// The maximum allowed file upload size
$maxFileSize = 1024000;
//Allowed file extensions
$extensions = array('gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'png');
// See if the Upload file button was pressed.
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
// See if there is a file waiting to be uploaded
if(!empty($_FILES['upload-file']['name'])) {
// Check for errors
if(!$_FILES['upload-file']['error']) {
// Renamed the file
$renamedFile = strtolower($_FILES['upload-file']['tmp_name']);
// Get the file extension
$fileInfo = pathinfo($_FILES['upload-file']['name']);
// Now vaidate it
if (!in_array($fileInfo['extension'], $extensions)) {
$isValid = false;
echo "This file extension is not allowed";
}
// Validate that the file is not bigger than 1MB
if($_FILES['upload-file']['size'] > $maxFileSize) {
$isValid = false;
echo "Your file's size is to large. The file should not be bigger than 1MB";
}
// If the file has passed all tests
if($isValid)
{
// Move it to where we want it to be
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['upload-file']['tmp_name'], 'uploads/'.$renamedFile);
echo 'File was successfully uploaded!';
}
}
// If there is an error show it
else {
echo 'There was an error file trying to upload the file: '.$_FILES['upload-file']['error'];
}
}
}
1.
If you want upload to directory public_html/images/
$destination_path = "public_html/images/";
$result=ftp_put($connect, $destination_path . 'myFile.php', FTP_ASCII);
2.
<form method="POST" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="myFile">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<?php
if ($_POST['submit']) {
$result=ftp_put($connect, $_FILES['myFile']['name'], FTP_ASCII);
}
?>
- This is not secure and very dangerous. You have to check the extension of uploaded files.