I want to add upload image code to my form - php

Question

Anyone pls help ...
This is my Controller code (Actions.php)
public function add_admin()
{
$data['employee'] = $this->employee_model->get_new();
$data['department'] = $this->employee_model->dpdown_admins();
$data['gender'] = $this->employee_model->dpdown_gender();
$data['status'] = $this->employee_model->dpdown_status();
$data['attainment'] = $this->employee_model->dpdown_attainment();
$rules = $this->employee_model->rules['insert'];
$this->form_validation->set_rules($rules);
if ($this->form_validation->run() == TRUE)
{
$post = $this->employee_model->array_from_post(array(
'ID_number',
'employee_no',
'department_id',
'department_position',
'tin_number',
'sss_number',
'ph_number',
'first_name',
'middle_name',
'last_name',
'suffix_name',
'street',
'barangay',
'city',
'zipcode',
'birthday',
'age',
'gender_id',
'nationality',
'religion',
'status_id',
'telephone_number',
'cellphone_number',
'email',
'educational_att_id',
'diploma_title',
'school_name',
'year_graduated',
'company1_name',
'position1_title',
'inclusive_dates1',
'company2_name',
'position2_title',
'inclusive_dates2',
'company3_name',
'position3_title',
'inclusive_dates3',
'date_employed'
));
$data = $this->employee_model->save($post);
return self::redirect_to('human_resource/admin', '<b>Success</b><br>New Admin Employee has been successfully Registered.');
}
$data['error'] = validation_errors('<li class="error">', '</li>');
$data['content'] = 'human_resource/actions/add_admin';
return $this->load->view('templates', $data);
}
and then this is how my model looks like (employee_model.php)
these are for my rules
public $rules = array('insert' => array(
'department_position' => array(
'field' => 'department_position',
'label' => 'Employee Position',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),
'ID_number' => array(
'field' => 'ID_number',
'label' => 'ID Number',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),
'employee_no' => array(
'field' => 'employee_no',
'label' => 'Employee Number',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),
'tin_number' => array(
'field' => 'tin_number',
'label' => 'Tin Number',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),
'sss_number' => array(
'field' => 'sss_number',
'label' => 'SSS Number',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),
'ph_number' => array(
'field' => 'ph_number',
'label' => 'Phil Health Number',
'rules' => 'trim|required',
'errors' => array('required' => 'This Field is Required')),));
then this is my save function still inside the same model
public function save($post, $employee_id = NULL)
{
if($this->timestamp == TRUE)
{
$now = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$employee_id || $post['created_at'] = $now;
$post['updated_at'] = $now;
}
if($employee_id === NULL)
{
!isset($post[$this->primary_key]) || $post[$this->primary_key] = NULL;
$this->db->insert($this->table_name, $post);
$employee_id = $this->db->insert_id();
}else{
$filter = $this->filter;
$this->db->where($this->primary_key, $filter($employee_id))
->update($this->table_name, $post);
}
}
then this is my view form
i did not put all in here just the 1/4 of my view code
<div class="main-content">
<div class="main-content-inner">
<div class="breadcrumbs ace-save-state" id="breadcrumbs">
<ul class="breadcrumb">
<li>
<i class="ace-icon fa fa-tachometer home-icon"></i>
Dashboard
</li>
<li>
<i class="ace-icon fa fa-user home-icon"></i>
Administration Table
</li>
<li>
New Admin Form
</li>
<li class="active">Application Form</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- /end of breadcrumb -->
<div class="page-content">
<div class="page-header">
<h1>
<i class="fa fa-user-plus"></i>
New Admin Form
<small>
<i class="ace-icon fa fa-angle-double-right"></i>
Application Form
</small>
</h1>
</div>
<!-- end of page header -->
<?php echo form_open(NULL, array('class' => 'form-horizontal', 'role' => 'form'));?>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-12">
<!-- table content -->
<div class="widget-box">
<div class="widget-header widget-header-blue widget-header-flat">
<h4 class="widget-title lighter">Form Wizard</h4>
</div>
<!-- end of widget header -->
<!-- R-1 -->
<div class="widget-body">
<div class="widget-main" style="padding-bottom: 0;">
<h4 class="lighter block green">Employee General Information
<span class="help-button" style="background-color: red;" data-rel="popover" data-trigger="hover" data-placement="right" data-content="If a field is not applicable please type N/A" title="Notice!">
<i class="fa fa-exclamation"></i>
</span>
</h4>
<div class="row">
<!-- B-1 col -->
<div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4">
<div class="widget-box">
<div class="widget-header">
<h5 class="widget-title">General Information</h5>
</div>
<!-- end of widget header -->
<div class="widget-body">
<div class="widget-main">
<!-- employee information B-1-->
<!-- first name -->
<?php echo form_label('First Name', 'first_name', array('class' => 'control-label'));?>
<span style="font-weight: bolder; color: red;">*</span>
<div class="form-group <?php if (form_error('first_name')==TRUE){echo 'has-error';} ?>" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<?php echo form_input('first_name', set_value('first_name', $employee->first_name),
array( 'type' => 'text',
'name' => 'first_name',
'id' => 'firstname',
'class' => 'form-control')); ?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- validation -->
<?php if (!empty($error)): ?>
<div class="has-error" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="help-block col-xs-12 col-sm-reset inline"
style="margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 12px;">
<?php echo form_error('first_name'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif ?>
<!-- last name -->
<?php echo form_label('Last Name', 'last_name', array('class' => 'control-label'));?>
<span style="font-weight: bolder; color: red;">*</span>
<div class="form-group <?php if (form_error('last_name')==TRUE){echo 'has-error';} ?>" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<?php echo form_input('last_name', set_value('last_name', $employee->last_name),
array( 'type' => 'text',
'name' => 'last_name',
'id' => 'lastname',
'class' => 'form-control'));?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- validation -->
<?php if (!empty($error)): ?>
<div class="has-error" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="help-block col-xs-12 col-sm-reset inline"
style="margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 12px;">
<?php echo form_error('last_name'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif ?>
<!-- middle name -->
<?php echo form_label('Middle Name', 'middle_name', array('class' => 'control-label'));?>
<span style="font-weight: bolder; color: red;">*</span>
<div class="form-group <?php if (form_error('middle_name')==TRUE){echo 'has-error';} ?>" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="col-sm-12">
<?php echo form_input('middle_name', set_value('middle_name', $employee->middle_name),
array( 'type' => 'text',
'name' => 'middle_name',
'id' => 'middlename',
'class' => 'form-control'));?>
</div>
</div>
<!-- validation -->
<?php if (!empty($error)): ?>
<div class="has-error" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="help-block col-xs-12 col-sm-reset inline"
style="margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 12px;">
<?php echo form_error('middle_name'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endif ?>
<!-- suffix name -->
<?php echo form_label('Suffix', 'suffix_name', array('class' => 'control-label'));?>
<div class="form-group" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
<div class="col-sm-6">
<?php echo form_input('suffix_name', set_value('suffix_name', $employee->suffix_name),
array( 'type' => 'text',
'name' => 'suffix_name',
'id' => 'suffixname',
'class' => 'form-control'));?>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end of B-1 col -->
please anyone i really need your help

Answer 1

You need to use form_open_multipart
This function is absolutely identical to form_open() ... , except that
it adds a multipart attribute, which is necessary if you would like to
use the form to upload files with.
Ref: https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/form_helper.html