select multiple files in file upload in php?

Question

i know that php doesn't allow you to select multiple files to upload in one box.

is there a work around or do you have to learn another language for it?

Answer 1

There is no html/javascript workaround. You would have to look to flash or java to be able to do this.

Answer 2

Use the file input form element more than once, give it a different name and you have multiple upload fields on one page. No need to learn anything else.

Answer 3

1. PHP is the back-end, PHP is not the thing which restricts you to use only "one" upload a time
2. HTML/JavaScript are the front/mid-end which cause the restrictions. (So add HTML to your questions tags)
3. If you use Flash (AS = ActionScript) you can still have PHP as back-end, as processor which handles the uploaded files.

Answer 4

As others have said, you have to use Flash to get multiple uploads. An alternative to uploadify is SWFUpload.