Uploading picture from xamarin form to a php server - php

Question

Please I have been trying to upload pictures from a xamarin form application to a php server but seems not to be working. The server receives an empty $_FILES request. This is the c# code.
public async Task<bool> Upload(MediaFile mediaFile, string filename)
{
byte[] bitmapData;
var stream = new MemoryStream();
mediaFile.GetStream().CopyTo(stream);
bitmapData = stream.ToArray();
var fileContent = new ByteArrayContent(bitmapData);
fileContent.Headers.ContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/octet-stream");
fileContent.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
Name = "fileUpload",
FileName = filename
};
string boundary = "---8393774hhy37373773";
MultipartFormDataContent multipartContent = new MultipartFormDataContent(boundary);
multipartContent.Add(fileContent);
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient();
HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.PostAsync("http://www.url.com/upload.php", multipartContent);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
string content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return true;
}
return false;
}
Below is the php file to receive the uploaded image. I tried to save the content of the posted image to file but the file only has an empty array and always return "failure". Please what am i missing wrong? I have searched the web but cant seem to understand the problem.
$uploads_dir = 'uploads/';
$req_dump = print_r( $_FILES, true );
$fp = file_put_contents( 'data.txt', $req_dump );
if (isset($_FILES["fileUpload"]["tmp_name"]) AND is_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileUpload"]["tmp_name"]))
{
$tmp_name = $_FILES["fileUpload"]["tmp_name"];
$name = $_FILES["fileUpload"]["name"];
$Result = move_uploaded_file($tmp_name, "$uploads_dir/$name");
echo "Success";
}
else
{
echo "Failure";
}

Answer 1

The AND operator is really not a good choice for you. (On line 4).
Sometimes it shows some really unexpected behaviour. (I can refer you to 'AND' vs '&&' as operator for more info).
If you want a logical AND use the && operator instead.
The line would be
if (isset($_FILES["fileUpload"]["tmp_name"]) && is_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileUpload"]["tmp_name"]))

Answer 2

I know this is an old post but this is how I upload an image from Xamarin Forms to PHP
http://gjhdigital.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-upload-image-to-php/
Xamarin c# code
using Plugin.Media;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace UploadPicToServer
{
// Learn more about making custom code visible in the Xamarin.Forms previewer
// by visiting https://aka.ms/xamarinforms-previewer
[DesignTimeVisible(false)]
public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private async void btnUpload_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!CrossMedia.Current.IsPickPhotoSupported)
{
await DisplayAlert("Photos Not Supported", ":( Permission not granted to photos.", "OK");
return;
}
var file = await Plugin.Media.CrossMedia.Current.PickPhotoAsync(new Plugin.Media.Abstractions.PickMediaOptions
{
PhotoSize = Plugin.Media.Abstractions.PhotoSize.Medium,
});
if (file == null)
return;
string fileName = file.Path;
image.Source = ImageSource.FromStream(() =>
{
var stream = file.GetStream();
file.Dispose();
return stream;
});
//UploadImage1(file.AlbumPath);
UploadImage(file.GetStream(), fileName);
}
private async void UploadImage(Stream mfile, string fileName)
{
int authorID = 2;
string username = "yourusername";
var url = "https://yourwebsite.com/ba-add-profile-pic.php";
url += "?id="+ authorID +"&username="+ username; //any parameters you want to send to the php page.
try
{
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://yourwebsite.com/");
MultipartFormDataContent form = new MultipartFormDataContent();
//HttpContent content = new StringContent("fileToUpload");
//form.Add(content, "fileToUpload");
var stream = mfile;
StreamContent content = new StreamContent(stream);
//get file's ext
string fileExt = fileName.Substring(fileName.Length - 4);
string fName = "User-Name-Here-123" + fileExt.ToLower();
content.Headers.ContentDisposition = new ContentDispositionHeaderValue("form-data")
{
Name = "fileToUpload",
FileName = fName
};
form.Add(content);
var response = await client.PostAsync(url, form);
var result = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//debug
Debug.WriteLine("Exception Caught: " + e.ToString());
return;
}
}
public static byte[] ToArray(Stream s)
{
if (s == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(s));
if (!s.CanRead)
throw new ArgumentException("Stream cannot be read");
MemoryStream ms = s as MemoryStream;
if (ms != null)
return ms.ToArray();
long pos = s.CanSeek ? s.Position : 0L;
if (pos != 0L)
s.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
byte[] result = new byte[s.Length];
s.Read(result, 0, result.Length);
if (s.CanSeek)
s.Seek(pos, SeekOrigin.Begin);
return result;
}
}
}
PHP code
//parameters send in via querystring
if (!isset($_REQUEST['author']) || !isset($_REQUEST['username']) ) {
die('{"status" : "Bad", "reason" : "Invalid Access"}');
}
$userID = $_REQUEST['author'];
$isGood = false;
try{
$uploaddir = '../someFolderToStoreTheImage/';
$fileName = basename($_FILES['fileToUpload']['name']);
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['fileToUpload']['name']);
//CHECK IF ITS AN IMAGE OR NOT
$allowed_types = array ('image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/bmp', 'image/gif' );
$fileInfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);
$detected_type = finfo_file( $fileInfo, $_FILES['fileToUpload']['tmp_name'] );
if ( !in_array($detected_type, $allowed_types) ) {
die ( '{"status" : "Bad", "reason" : "Not a valid image"}' );
}
//
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['fileToUpload']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
//echo "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.\n";
echo '{"status" : "Success", "reason" "'. $fileName .'"}';
$isGood = true;
} else {
//echo "Possible file upload attack!\n";
echo '{"status" : "Bad", "reason" : "Unable to Upload Profile Image"}';
}
}
catch(Exception $e) {
echo '{"status" : "Bad", "reason" : "'.$e->getMessage().'"}';
}