move_uploaded_file wont work on my local machine - php

Question

I'm new in PHP area. This is my try to upload a file:
<?php
if(isset($_FILES['file'])) {
$file = $_FILES['file'];
if($file['error'] === 0) {
$distination = 'uploads/';
$file_ext = pathinfo($file['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$filename = $distination . uniqid('', true) . '.' . $file_ext;
if(!move_uploaded_file($file['name'], $filename)) {
echo "File upload failed!";
}
}
}
?>
<form action="testupload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file">
<input type="submit" value="Upload">
</form>
the return value from the move_uploaded_file always false. I create the uploads folder in the same directory as the upload script file.

Answer 1

Your main problem is fact that you use name instead of tmp_name value from $_FILES array.
name is original name of uploaded file, tmp_name is location of file after upload. Manual Page
Fixed version below. I also added check for destination directory and automatic creation of it if not available.
<?php
if(isset($_FILES['file'])) {
$file = $_FILES['file'];
if($file['error'] === 0) {
$distination = 'uploads/';
if(!file_exists($distination)){
mkdir($distination, 0777, true);
}
$file_ext = pathinfo($file['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$filename = $distination . uniqid('', true) . '.' . $file_ext;
print_r($file);
if(!move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $filename)) {
echo "File upload failed!";
}
}
}
?>
<form action="testupload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="file">
<input type="submit" value="Upload">
</form>