PHP file upload missing tmp_name - php

Question

I downloaded and installed xampp for windows. When i try to upload pictures, video or music to my localhost in php i just get $_FILE['some_file'][name] i dont get [size], [type], [error] and most important to my [tmp_name]. But when i try to upload some .rar file or some document i get all these file informations. Here is what i get when i try to upload some music files:
Array
(
[name] => Array
(
[0] => Blondee – Moment (Original Mix) www.livingelectro.com.mp3
[1] => Eli & Fur – Turn The Lights Down www.livingelectro.com.mp3
[2] => Fake Forward Ft. CHRYSTAL - Brush It Off (Club Mix) www.livingelectro.com.mp3
)
[type] => Array
(
[0] =>
[1] =>
[2] =>
)
[tmp_name] => Array
(
[0] =>
[1] =>
[2] =>
)
[error] => Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 1
[2] => 1
)
[size] => Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 0
)
)
[type] and [tmp_name] is empty and [error] shows errors and [size] shows 0kb.
But when i try to upload some rar files everithing is working:
Array
(
[name] => Array
(
[0] => Aaargh.zip
[1] => afta-sans.zip
[2] => armata.zip
)
[type] => Array
(
[0] => application/octet-stream
[1] => application/octet-stream
[2] => application/octet-stream
)
[tmp_name] => Array
(
[0] => C:\xampp\tmp\php95EE.tmp
[1] => C:\xampp\tmp\php95FF.tmp
[2] => C:\xampp\tmp\php9600.tmp
)
[error] => Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 0
)
[size] => Array
(
[0] => 13835
[1] => 32570
[2] => 26454
)
)
Here is my index code:
<?php
$files = $_FILES["postFile"];
echo '<pre>';
print_r($files);
echo '</pre></br></br>';
?>

Answer 1

If you notice in the ones where you do not get all the array occurances filled you do get all the uploaded files flagged with errors!
[error] => Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 1
[2] => 1
)
1 = UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE
That will be why none of the other fields contain what you expect.
You must always check the error array before doing anything with the uploaded files.
You need to check the php.ini file for this parameter and probably increase the max size.
upload_max_filesize = ?
And quite possibly this one too.
post_max_size = ?
The post_max_size will need to be large enough to cope with the upload_max_filesize * number of files uploaded + a few k to cope with other fields passed at the same time and general overhead.
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