Upload file and image to php server in android

Question

I use the following code in java to upload image in php server over the net.

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

import android.util.Log;

public class UploadFiles {

    public void upload(String selectedPath) throws IOException {
        HttpURLConnection conn = null;
        DataOutputStream dos = null;
        DataInputStream inStream = null;
        String lineEnd = "\r\n";
        String twoHyphens = "--";
        String boundary = "AaB03x87yxdkjnxvi7";
        int bytesRead, bytesAvailable, bufferSize;
        byte[] buffer;
        int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
        String urlString = "http://android.1mohammadi.ir/nightly/upload_files.php";
        try {
            // ------------------ CLIENT REQUEST
            FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(new File(
                    selectedPath));
            // open a URL connection to the Servlet
            URL url = new URL(urlString);
            // Open a HTTP connection to the URL
            conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            // Allow Inputs
            conn.setDoInput(true);
            // Allow Outputs
            conn.setDoOutput(true);
            // Don't use a cached copy.
            conn.setUseCaches(false);
            // Use a post method.
            conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
            conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
            conn.setRequestProperty("ENCTYPE", "multipart/form-data");
            conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type",
                    "multipart/form-data;boundary=" + boundary);
            conn.setRequestProperty("uploaded_file", selectedPath);
            dos = new DataOutputStream(conn.getOutputStream());

            dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
            dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"uploaded_file\";filename=\""
                    + selectedPath + "\"" + lineEnd);
            dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
            dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
            // create a buffer of maximum size
            bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
            bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
            buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
            // read file and <span id="IL_AD4" class="IL_AD">write</span> it
            // into form...
            bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
            while (bytesRead > 0) {
                dos.write(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
                bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
                bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
                bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
            }
            // send multipart form data necesssary after file data...
            dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
            dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + twoHyphens + lineEnd);
            // close <span id="IL_AD3" class="IL_AD">streams</span>
            Log.e("Debug", "File is written");
            fileInputStream.close();
            dos.flush();
            dos.close();
        } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
            Log.e("Debug", "error: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            Log.e("Debug", "error: " + ioe.getMessage(), ioe);
        }
        // ------------------ read the SERVER RESPONSE
        try {
            inStream = new DataInputStream(conn.getInputStream());
            String str;

            while ((str = inStream.readLine()) != null) {
                Log.e("Debug", "Server Response " + str);
            }
            inStream.close();

        } catch (IOException ioex) {
            Log.e("Debug", "error: " + ioex.getMessage(), ioex);
        }
    }
}

And in php server use this :

<?php
// Where the file is going to be placed
$target_path = "/uploads/";

/* Add the original filename to our target path.
Result is "uploads/filename.<span id="IL_AD5" class="IL_AD">extension</span>" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

error_log("Upload File >>" . $target_path . "\r\n", 3, "Log.log");

if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file " . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']) .
        " has been uploaded";
} else {
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
    echo "filename: " . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);
    echo "target_path: " . $target_path;
}
?>

in android code doesn't occurs any error, and in php code also. when file upload can't move file. How can i fix this problem? thanks.

Answer 1

private void postFile() {
    try {

        // Url to upload file to. Mine points to my folder in xampp
        String postReceiverUrl = "http://ipv4_address/webinterface/UploadToServer.php";
        Log.v("Some message", "postURL: " + postReceiverUrl);

        // new HttpClient
        HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();

        // post header
        HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(postReceiverUrl);

        // Gets the image from my drawable folder and compresses it
        Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
                R.drawable.goku);
        File file = new File(getExternalCacheDir().toString(), "goku.jpg");
        FileOutputStream outStream = new FileOutputStream(file);
        bm.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, outStream);
        outStream.flush();
        outStream.close();

        // Uri.fromFile(file);

        // File file = new
        // File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),"goku.jpg");
        // file.getAbsolutePath();
        FileBody fileBody = new FileBody(file);

        MultipartEntity reqEntity = new MultipartEntity(
                HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE);
        reqEntity.addPart("file", fileBody);
        httpPost.setEntity(reqEntity);

        // execute HTTP post request
        HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
        HttpEntity resEntity = response.getEntity();

        if (resEntity != null) {

            String responseStr = EntityUtils.toString(resEntity).trim();
            Log.v("Some message", "Response: " + responseStr);
        }

    } catch (NullPointerException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Answer 2

1mohammadi.ir answered very well. I just would like to add something on his code.

To call upload function, you need to call inside another thread (not main thread). By doing so, follow this link. How to fix android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException?

Answer 3

I use this code in server :

<?php
$target_path = "./uploads/";
$target_path = $target_path . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

error_log("Upload File >>" . $target_path . $_FILES['error'] . " \r\n", 3,
    "Log.log");

error_log("Upload File >>" . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']) . " \r\n",
    3, "Log.log");

if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file " . basename($_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']) .
        " has been uploaded";
} else {
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>

and use this code in android :

package ir.mohammadi.android.nightly.tools;

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.DataOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

public class UploadFiles {

    public void upload(String selectedPath) throws IOException {

        HttpURLConnection connection = null;
        DataOutputStream outputStream = null;
        DataInputStream inputStream = null;

        String pathToOurFile = selectedPath;
        String urlServer = "http://android.1mohammadi.ir/nightly/upload_files.php";
        String lineEnd = "\r\n";
        String twoHyphens = "--";
        String boundary = "*****";

        int bytesRead, bytesAvailable, bufferSize;
        byte[] buffer;
        int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;

        try {
            FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(new File(
                    pathToOurFile));

            URL url = new URL(urlServer);
            connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();

            connection.setDoInput(true);
            connection.setDoOutput(true);
            connection.setUseCaches(false);

            connection.setRequestMethod("POST");

            connection.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
            connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type",
                    "multipart/form-data;boundary=" + boundary);

            outputStream = new DataOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream());
            outputStream.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
            outputStream
                    .writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"uploadedfile\";filename=\""
                            + pathToOurFile + "\"" + lineEnd);
            outputStream.writeBytes(lineEnd);

            bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
            bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
            buffer = new byte[bufferSize];

            bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);

            while (bytesRead > 0) {
                outputStream.write(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
                bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
                bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
                bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
            }

            outputStream.writeBytes(lineEnd);
            outputStream.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + twoHyphens
                    + lineEnd);

            int serverResponseCode = connection.getResponseCode();
            String serverResponseMessage = connection.getResponseMessage();

            fileInputStream.close();
            outputStream.flush();
            outputStream.close();
        } catch (Exception ex) {
        }
    }
}

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Answer 4

This could be a problem in writing to the uploads directory. Ensure that the /uploads/ directory exists and can be written to by the web server.

You can also use curl to test your server code. Once that works you can move on to making the client work.