PHP upload problems

Question

Hello,

Any ideas why this isn't working? I've used it many times before. I have a folder called 'uploads' in the same directory

$target_path = "uploads/";
 $target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['file']['name']); 

 if(! move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
  $error = 1;
 }

The file input form seems to be working, as when i echo out $_POST['file']; the file name is correct

Thanks

Answer 1

Have you checked the permissions of the uploads folder? For uploads it usually needs permissions of 777 (Sometimes written as rwxrwxrwx), however I would try 755 or 775 first as there are security implications of allow full write access to global users.

Answer 2

Make sure that:

• You have specified the encoding type enctype="multipart/form-data" in the form
• The folder uploads has write permissions, chmod to 755
• Try prefixing the path with $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

Answer 3

Check if you have write privileges set to your uploads folder.