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| <h1>File Uploading Class</h1> |
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| <p>CodeIgniter's File Uploading Class permits files to be uploaded. You can set various |
| preferences, restricting the type and size of the files.</p> |
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| <h2>The Process</h2> |
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| <p>Uploading a file involves the following general process:</p> |
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| <ul> |
| <li>An upload form is displayed, allowing a user to select a file and upload it.</li> |
| <li>When the form is submitted, the file is uploaded to the destination you specify.</li> |
| <li>Along the way, the file is validated to make sure it is allowed to be uploaded based on the preferences you set.</li> |
| <li>Once uploaded, the user will be shown a success message.</li> |
| </ul> |
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| <p>To demonstrate this process here is brief tutorial. Afterward you'll find reference information.</p> |
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| <h2>Creating the Upload Form</h2> |
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| <p>Using a text editor, create a form called <dfn>upload_form.php</dfn>. In it, place this code and save it to your <samp>applications/views/</samp> |
| folder:</p> |
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| <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="23"> |
| <html> |
| <head> |
| <title>Upload Form</title> |
| </head> |
| <body> |
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| <?php echo $error;?> |
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| <?php echo form_open_multipart('upload/do_upload');?> |
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| <input type="file" name="userfile" size="20" /> |
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| <br /><br /> |
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| <input type="submit" value="upload" /> |
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| </form> |
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| </body> |
| </html></textarea> |
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| <p>You'll notice we are using a form helper to create the opening form tag. File uploads require a multipart form, so the helper |
| creates the proper syntax for you. You'll also notice we have an $error variable. This is so we can show error messages in the event |
| the user does something wrong.</p> |
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| <h2>The Success Page</h2> |
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| <p>Using a text editor, create a form called <dfn>upload_success.php</dfn>. |
| In it, place this code and save it to your <samp>applications/views/</samp> folder:</p> |
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| <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="20"><html> |
| <head> |
| <title>Upload Form</title> |
| </head> |
| <body> |
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| <h3>Your file was successfully uploaded!</h3> |
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| <ul> |
| <?php foreach ($upload_data as $item => $value):?> |
| <li><?php echo $item;?>: <?php echo $value;?></li> |
| <?php endforeach; ?> |
| </ul> |
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| <p><?php echo anchor('upload', 'Upload Another File!'); ?></p> |
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| <h2>The Controller</h2> |
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| <p>Using a text editor, create a controller called <dfn>upload.php</dfn>. In it, place this code and save it to your <samp>applications/controllers/</samp> |
| folder:</p> |
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| <textarea class="textarea" style="width:100%" cols="50" rows="43"><?php |
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| class Upload extends CI_Controller { |
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| function __construct() |
| { |
| parent::__construct(); |
| $this->load->helper(array('form', 'url')); |
| } |
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| function index() |
| { |
| $this->load->view('upload_form', array('error' => ' ' )); |
| } |
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| function do_upload() |
| { |
| $config['upload_path'] = './uploads/'; |
| $config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png'; |
| $config['max_size'] = '100'; |
| $config['max_width'] = '1024'; |
| $config['max_height'] = '768'; |
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| $this->load->library('upload', $config); |
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| if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload()) |
| { |
| $error = array('error' => $this->upload->display_errors()); |
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| $this->load->view('upload_form', $error); |
| } |
| else |
| { |
| $data = array('upload_data' => $this->upload->data()); |
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| $this->load->view('upload_success', $data); |
| } |
| } |
| } |
| ?></textarea> |
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| <h2>The Upload Folder</h2> |
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| <p>You'll need a destination folder for your uploaded images. Create a folder at the root of your CodeIgniter installation called |
| <dfn>uploads</dfn> and set its file permissions to 777.</p> |
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| <h2>Try it!</h2> |
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| <p>To try your form, visit your site using a URL similar to this one:</p> |
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| <code>example.com/index.php/<var>upload</var>/</code> |
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| <p>You should see an upload form. Try uploading an image file (either a jpg, gif, or png). If the path in your |
| controller is correct it should work.</p> |
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| <p> </p> |
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| <h1>Reference Guide</h1> |
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| <h2>Initializing the Upload Class</h2> |
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| <p>Like most other classes in CodeIgniter, the Upload class is initialized in your controller using the <dfn>$this->load->library</dfn> function:</p> |
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| <code>$this->load->library('upload');</code> |
| <p>Once the Upload class is loaded, the object will be available using: <dfn>$this->upload</dfn></p> |
| |
| |
| <h2>Setting Preferences</h2> |
| |
| <p>Similar to other libraries, you'll control what is allowed to be upload based on your preferences. In the controller you |
| built above you set the following preferences:</p> |
| |
| <code>$config['upload_path'] = './uploads/';<br /> |
| $config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';<br /> |
| $config['max_size'] = '100';<br /> |
| $config['max_width'] = '1024';<br /> |
| $config['max_height'] = '768';<br /> |
| <br /> |
| $this->load->library('upload', $config);<br /><br /> |
| |
| // Alternately you can set preferences by calling the initialize function. Useful if you auto-load the class:<br /> |
| $this->upload->initialize($config);</code> |
| |
| <p>The above preferences should be fairly self-explanatory. Below is a table describing all available preferences.</p> |
| |
| |
| <h2>Preferences</h2> |
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| <p>The following preferences are available. The default value indicates what will be used if you do not specify that preference.</p> |
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| <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" style="width:100%" class="tableborder"> |
| <tr> |
| <th>Preference</th> |
| <th>Default Value</th> |
| <th>Options</th> |
| <th>Description</th> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>upload_path</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The path to the folder where the upload should be placed. The folder must be writable and the path can be absolute or relative.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>allowed_types</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The mime types corresponding to the types of files you allow to be uploaded. Usually the file extension can be used as the mime type. Separate multiple types with a pipe.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>file_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">Desired file name</td> |
| <td class="td"> |
| <p>If set CodeIgniter will rename the uploaded file to this name. The extension provided in the file name must also be an allowed file type.</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>overwrite</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">FALSE</td> |
| <td class="td">TRUE/FALSE (boolean)</td> |
| <td class="td">If set to true, if a file with the same name as the one you are uploading exists, it will be overwritten. If set to false, a number will be appended to the filename if another with the same name exists.</td> |
| </tr> |
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| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>max_size</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">0</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The maximum size (in kilobytes) that the file can be. Set to zero for no limit. Note: Most PHP installations have their own limit, as specified in the php.ini file. Usually 2 MB (or 2048 KB) by default.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>max_width</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">0</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The maximum width (in pixels) that the file can be. Set to zero for no limit.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>max_height</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">0</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The maximum height (in pixels) that the file can be. Set to zero for no limit.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>max_filename</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">0</td> |
| <td class="td">None</td> |
| <td class="td">The maximum length that a file name can be. Set to zero for no limit.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>encrypt_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">FALSE</td> |
| <td class="td">TRUE/FALSE (boolean)</td> |
| <td class="td">If set to TRUE the file name will be converted to a random encrypted string. This can be useful if you would like the file saved with a name that can not be discerned by the person uploading it.</td> |
| </tr> |
| |
| <tr> |
| <td class="td"><strong>remove_spaces</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">TRUE</td> |
| <td class="td">TRUE/FALSE (boolean)</td> |
| <td class="td">If set to TRUE, any spaces in the file name will be converted to underscores. This is recommended.</td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| |
| |
| <h2>Setting preferences in a config file</h2> |
| |
| <p>If you prefer not to set preferences using the above method, you can instead put them into a config file. |
| Simply create a new file called the <var>upload.php</var>, add the <var>$config</var> |
| array in that file. Then save the file in: <var>config/upload.php</var> and it will be used automatically. You |
| will NOT need to use the <dfn>$this->upload->initialize</dfn> function if you save your preferences in a config file.</p> |
| |
| |
| <h2>Function Reference</h2> |
| |
| <p>The following functions are available</p> |
| |
| |
| <h2>$this->upload->do_upload()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Performs the upload based on the preferences you've set. Note: By default the upload routine expects the file to come from a form field |
| called <dfn>userfile</dfn>, and the form must be a "multipart type:</p> |
| |
| <code><form method="post" action="some_action" enctype="multipart/form-data" /></code> |
| |
| <p>If you would like to set your own field name simply pass its value to the <dfn>do_upload</dfn> function:</p> |
| |
| <code> |
| $field_name = "some_field_name";<br /> |
| $this->upload->do_upload($field_name)</code> |
| |
| |
| <h2>$this->upload->display_errors()</h2> |
| |
| <p>Retrieves any error messages if the <dfn>do_upload()</dfn> function returned false. The function does not echo automatically, it |
| returns the data so you can assign it however you need.</p> |
| |
| <h3>Formatting Errors</h3> |
| <p>By default the above function wraps any errors within <p> tags. You can set your own delimiters like this:</p> |
| |
| <code>$this->upload->display_errors('<var><p></var>', '<var></p></var>');</code> |
| |
| <h2>$this->upload->data()</h2> |
| |
| <p>This is a helper function that returns an array containing all of the data related to the file you uploaded. |
| Here is the array prototype:</p> |
| |
| <code>Array<br /> |
| (<br /> |
| [file_name] => mypic.jpg<br /> |
| [file_type] => image/jpeg<br /> |
| [file_path] => /path/to/your/upload/<br /> |
| [full_path] => /path/to/your/upload/jpg.jpg<br /> |
| [raw_name] => mypic<br /> |
| [orig_name] => mypic.jpg<br /> |
| [client_name] => mypic.jpg<br /> |
| [file_ext] => .jpg<br /> |
| [file_size] => 22.2<br /> |
| [is_image] => 1<br /> |
| [image_width] => 800<br /> |
| [image_height] => 600<br /> |
| [image_type] => jpeg<br /> |
| [image_size_str] => width="800" height="200"<br /> |
| )</code> |
| |
| <h3>Explanation</h3> |
| |
| <p>Here is an explanation of the above array items.</p> |
| |
| <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" border="0" style="width:100%" class="tableborder"> |
| <tr><th>Item</th><th>Description</th></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>file_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The name of the file that was uploaded including the file extension.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>file_type</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The file's Mime type</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>file_path</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The absolute server path to the file</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>full_path</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The absolute server path including the file name</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>raw_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The file name without the extension</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>orig_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The original file name. This is only useful if you use the encrypted name option.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>client_name</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The file name as supplied by the client user agent, prior to any file name preparation or incrementing.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>file_ext</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The file extension with period</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>file_size</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">The file size in kilobytes</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>is_image</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">Whether the file is an image or not. 1 = image. 0 = not.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>image_width</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">Image width.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>image_height</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">Image height</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>image_type</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">Image type. Typically the file extension without the period.</td></tr> |
| |
| <tr><td class="td"><strong>image_size_str</strong></td> |
| <td class="td">A string containing the width and height. Useful to put into an image tag.</td></tr> |
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