$_FILES

Type

keyword

Summary

$_FILES is an array variable that is used to handle file uploads.

Syntax

$_FILES

Description

Use the $_FILES keyword to access the array generated from uploading a file.

$_FILES is only available when running in CGI mode (Server).

The $_FILES is array is used to store information about files that have been uploaded.

The contents of $_FILES is as follows. The upload name 'userfile' is for demonstration purposes in this example and can be changed as required:$_FILES['userfile']['name'] // The original name of the file on the client machine. $_FILES['userfile']['type'] // The mime type of the file, if the browser provided this information. $_FILES['userfile']['size'] // The size, in bytes, of the uploaded file. $_FILES['userfile']['filename'] // The temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server. $_FILES['userfile']['error'] // Any error string associated with this file upload.

The following error messages can be returned in the event of a file upload error: "uplaod stopped" - The uploaded file was only partially uploaded. "upload failed" - No file was uploaded.

    \"no upload folder\" - Missing a temporary folder. 
    \"i/o error\" - Failed to write file to disk. 

The server engine copies the contents of the files into a temporary location. Once the script has finished executing, all temporary files that were created are deleted.

Examples

put $_FILES into tFilesArray

put $_FILES["myFile"]["type"] into tFileType

if $_FILES["myFile"]["error"] is not empty then
  ... do something ...
end if

Related

keyword: $_GET_BINARY, $_SERVER, $_POST, $_POST_BINARY, $_GET, $_POST_RAW, $_GET_RAW

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 4.6.4

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

server