Send MULTIPLE Attachments from Input on Form via PHPMailer - php

Question

I have searched all around but cannot find a specific answer. I have a form there the user can put in MULTIPLE attachments. I am using PHPMailer to send the submitted form. I have looked everywhere and it seems people who explain how to upload multiple files but NOT from user input. THANK YOU!.
My attachment upload button name is "attachments"
if (isset($_POST["submit"])) {
$optionOne = $_POST['optionOne'] ;
$tick = $_REQUEST['tick'] ;
$results = $_REQUEST['results'] ;
$option = $_POST['option'] ;
$option = $_POST['requirements'] ;
$mail = new PHPMailer;
//Server settings
$path = 'upload/' . $_FILES["attachments"]["name"];
move_uploaded_file($_FILES["attachments"]["tmp_name"], $path);
$mail->SMTPDebug = 2; // Enable verbose debug output
$mail->isSMTP(); // Set mailer to use SMTP
$mail->isSendmail(); // Specify main and backup SMTP servers
$mail->SMTPAuth = true; // Enable SMTP authentication
$mail->Username = 'bonnie'; // SMTP username
$mail->Password = 'bonnie'; // SMTP password
$mail->SMTPSecure = 'tls'; // Enable TLS encryption, `ssl` also accepted
$mail->Port = 587; // TCP port to connect to
//Recipients
$mail->setFrom('bonniethompson12345#gmail.com', 'Mailer');
$mail->addAddress('bonniethompson12345#gmail.com'); // Add a recipient
$mail->isHTML(true);
$mail->AddAttachment($path); // Set email format to HTML
$mail->Subject = 'Form submission';
$mail->Body = 'This course is identified in my Work Plan and Learning Agreement: $optionOne \n \n I am attending this session because: $tick \n \n What would you like to achieve as a result of your attendance: $results \n \n Do you require adjustments or additions to the session delivery to support your participation: $option \n \n Please provide details of your requirments: $requirements</b>';
$mail->AltBody = 'This is the body in plain text for non-HTML mail clients';
//$mail->AddAttachment('Logo.png');
if(!$mail->send()) {
echo "Failure to send";
} else {
echo "Message has been sent successfully";
}
}
<p>Please upload any supporting documentation to support your registration request </p>
<div class="browse-button">
<input type="file" name="attachments" multiple="multiple"></input>
</div>

Answer 1

The thing you're missing is the naming of the input element; you need to use array naming to make it handle multiple files correctly, so build it like this:
<input type="file" name="attachments[]" multiple="multiple">
The important bit is the [] at the end of the element name, which means that the multiple values will get submitted as an array. When you receive a submission from that, try a var_dump($_FILES) so you can see what you've got. You should also check the return value of move_uploaded_file() rather than assuming it works. Also you don't need a closing </input> tag if you're using HTML5.
The multiple file upload example provided with PHPMailer demonstrates exactly what you're asking, and includes the error checking I mentioned.
It's also covered in the PHP docs. Look harder next time!