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phphtmlfile-upload
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Reputation: 138

How to upload files and name them with file type?

hey guys so I created a website that you can upload books to and display them as a list I have a form to input the name of the book and the file type and I want them to display as the name and file type (on the same line) example (nameofabook epub) but when I try is display them it shows up like (nameofabook new line epub) here's my code thank you

<?php
if (isset($_FILES['file']) && isset($_POST['name'])) {
    $file = $_FILES['file'];

    $file_name = $file['name'];
    $file_type = $file['type'];
    $file_tmp = $file['tmp_name'];
    $file_size = $file['size'];
    $file_error = $file['error'];

    $file_ext = explode(".", $file_name);
    $file_ext = strtolower(end($file_ext));

    $allowed = array("mov", "avi", "mp4", "epub", "pdf"); //The extensions you allow

    if (in_array($file_ext, $allowed)) {
        if ($file_error === 0) {
            if ($file_size <= 2097152) {    //the maximum filesize
                $file_destination = ''.$file_name;  // If ' ', the file will be placed in this directory
                if (move_uploaded_file($file_tmp, $file_destination)) {
                    echo $file_destination;

                    $fp = fopen('book_list.txt', "a");
                    fwrite($fp, $_POST['name']. "|||" .$file_destination."\n");
                    fwrite($fp, $_POST['type']. "|||" .$file_destination."\n");
                    fclose($fp);

                } else {
                    echo "An error has been encountered while moving your file!";
                }
            } else {
                echo "Your file is too big!";
            }
        } else {
            echo "An error has been encountered while uploading your file!";
        } 
    } else {
        echo "You can't upload files of this type!";
    }
}
?>

if anyones curious heres my html for the upload page

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Upload a Book</title>
        <link href = "style2.css" type = "text/css" rel = "stylesheet" />
    </head>
    <body>
        <form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            Name: <input type="text" name="name" required/> 
            Type: <input type="text" name="type" required/> 
            File: <input type="file" name="file" required/> 
            <input type="submit" value="Upload" />
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 68

Answers (1)

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ALL THINGS REMAIN HERE

Reputation: 38

Firstly...
Don't upload files directly in your site! You should upload them with an API, outside, in a cloud storage. In this case, you can use Cloudinary . So, you don't need to think much about the files uploaded. Again, you can show them easily!
Don't store information like names and others(without the file) in a text file. Storing them in a MySQL database is the best way to do so.

Secondly...
Use different inputs for collecting book names and other information so that, you can display and modify them easily.

Thirdly...
Please give the code you are using for displaying data

I'm a Homo sapiens So I can write anything wrong. Please forgive me for that.

Upvotes: 1

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