enctype

[tomd1985]

Hi,

When I use enctype="multipart/form-data" to transfer data to another page. The other pages doesnt reference the form values when I try to apply it to a variable when I submit it i.e $userfile=$_POST['userfile'];

I get an index error for usefile value. Any help would be great.

[jdickinson]

The $_FILES array is where PHP stores all the information about uploaded files, rather than $_POST.

Try changing to: $userfile=$_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'];

If you want to see what's going on with the from post try adding:

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<pre>
<?
print_r($_POST);
print_r($_FILES);
?>
</pre>

This will show you what the post and files variables contain.

[tomd1985]

Hi, thanks for the help but it still comes up with the same error with reference to undefined index.

Any other advice would be great

Thanks

[tomd1985]

This is the code I have - it references values from a previous form. The name of the file input is picture. Any suggestions why I get a index error for picture would be great.

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<?
            //Create Variables
            
            $imagefile=$_FILES['picture']['tmp_name']; 
         
            $testIt=$_POST['test'];
            
            // Open file
            $file = fopen($imagefile, "r");
            
            // Read in the uploaded file
             $fileContents = fread($file, filesize($imagefile)); 
            
            // Escape special characters in the file
               $fileContents = AddSlashes($fileContents);
            
            
            //---------------Connect to database-----------------
            $db = new mysqli('localhost', 'tomd', 'fandango', 'testphp');
        
            if(mysqli_connect_errno())
            {
                echo 'Error could not connect to database!';
                exit;
            }
                
            $query = "insert into imageIt (Image,Test) values
            ('".$fileContents."', '".$testIt."')";
            
            $result = $db->query($query);
            if($result)
            echo $db->affected_rows.' Record inserted into database. ';
        
            $db->close();
                
                
?>