Magento Module Upload Image in Admin

Question

I'm developing a module with both a frontend and a backend. Until now everything has been ok, but now I want to upload images in the backend. I don't know how to start, and everything I've tried has just given me a headache.

Thanks

Answer 1

This needs to go into your module's etc/system.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <sections>
        <imagesection> <!-- Make up a section key (configuration sidebar) -->
            <!-- ... -->
            <groups>
                <imagegroup> <!-- Make up a group key (the part you can expand/collapse) -->
                    <!-- ... -->
                    <fields>
                        <imagefield> <!-- Make up a field key -->
                            <label>Field Name</label>
                            <frontend_type>image</frontend_type>
                            <backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_image</backend_model>
                            <upload_dir config="system/filesystem/media" scope_info="1">uploaddir</upload_dir> <!-- would upload into media/uploaddir -->
                            <base_url type="media" scope_info="1">uploaddir</base_url> <!-- same as previous line -->
                            <sort_order>10</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </imagefield>

Answer 2

after a few days of research, here is an easy to use example of how you can upload files in magento how_to_create_pdf_upload_in_backend_for_own_module