How to Save Uploaded File's Name on Database - php

Question

Cont. - Add File Uploader to Joomla Admin Component
I could able to upload file and save it on disk. But its not saving file name on the database.
How can i do it ?
Here is the controller -
class InvoiceManagerControllerInvoiceManager extends JControllerForm
{
function save(){
$file = JRequest::getVar('jform', null, 'files', 'array');
$path = JPATH_BASE;
// Make the file name safe.
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
$file['name']['invoice'] = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']['invoice']);
// Move the uploaded file into a permanent location.
if (isset($file['name']['invoice'])) {
// Make sure that the full file path is safe.
$filepath = JPath::clean($path. DS ."components". DS ."com_invoicemanager". DS ."files". DS .strtolower($file['name']['invoice']));
// Move the uploaded file.
JFile::upload( $file['tmp_name']['invoice'], $filepath );
}
return parent::save();
}
}
Form field in XML -
<field name="invoice" type="file"/>
UPDATE:
worked after adding following lines taken from #Andras Gera code
$data = JRequest::getVar( 'jform', null, 'post', 'array' );
$data['invoice'] = strtolower( $file['name']['invoice'] );
JRequest::setVar('jform', $data );

Answer 1

I've ran into the same problem, maybe we can go forward together. Here is my codes:
/administrator/components/com_comp_name/models/forms/edit.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<form addrulepath="/administrator/components/com_gonewsletter/models/rules">
<fieldset name="details">
<field
name="id"
type="hidden"
/>
<field
name="title"
type="text"
label="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_TITLE_LABEL"
description="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_TITLE_DESC"
size="40"
class="inputbox"
required="true"
default=""
/>
<field
name="date"
type="calendar"
label="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_DATE_LABEL"
description="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_DATE_DESC"
size="40"
class="inputbox"
required="true"
default=""
format="%Y-%m-%d"
/>
<field
name="published"
type="list"
label="JSTATUS"
description="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_PUBLISHED_DESC"
class="inputbox"
size="1"
default="0">
<option
value="1">JPUBLISHED</option>
<option
value="0">JUNPUBLISHED</option>
</field>
<field
type="file"
name="pdf_file"
label="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_FILE_LABEL"
default=""
description="COM_GONEWSLETTER_EDIT_FILE_DESC"
size="40"
accept="application/pdf"
class="fileuploader"
/>
<field
name="file"
type="hidden"
/>
</fieldset>
</form>
and
/administrator/components/com_comp_name/controllers/edit.php
<?php
// No direct access to this file
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
// import Joomla controllerform library
jimport('joomla.application.component.controllerform');
/**
* GoNewsletter Controller
*/
class GoNewsletterControllerEdit extends JControllerForm
{
function __construct($config = array()) {
$this->view_list = 'List';
parent::__construct($config);
}
function save(){
// ---------------------------- Uploading the file ---------------------
// Neccesary libraries and variables
jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.folder' );
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
$data = JRequest::getVar( 'jform', null, 'post', 'array' );
// Create the gonewsleter folder if not exists in images folder
if ( !JFolder::exists( JPATH_SITE . DS . "images" . DS . "gonewsletter" ) ) {
JFolder::create( JPATH_SITE . DS . "images" . DS . "gonewsletter" );
}
// Get the file data array from the request.
$file = JRequest::getVar( 'jform', null, 'files', 'array' );
// Make the file name safe.
$filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']['pdf_file']);
// Move the uploaded file into a permanent location.
if ( $filename != '' ) {
// Make sure that the full file path is safe.
$filepath = JPath::clean( JPATH_SITE . DS . 'images' . DS . 'gonewsletter' . DS . strtolower( $filename ) );
// Move the uploaded file.
JFile::upload( $file['tmp_name']['pdf_file'], $filepath );
// Change $data['file'] value before save into the database
$data['file'] = strtolower( $filename );
}
// ---------------------------- File Upload Ends ------------------------
JRequest::setVar('jform', $data );
return parent::save();
}
}
If you print out the $data before send it to parent::save($data) it contains the right fields you want to save, but it doesn't. I tried to use an input type=text instead of type=file and it saves correctly.
I tried another way like: input type=file and name=pdf_file, after then I added a hidden field name=file default="". And then I've set up this hidden field value to filename without success. Maybe I was doing something wrong. Keep continue to figure out something.

Answer 2

You can use php move_uploaded_file() function

Answer 3

//import joomlas filesystem functions, we will do all the filewriting with joomlas functions
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
jimport('joomla.filesystem.folder');
//this is the name of the field in the html form, filedata is the default name for swfupload
$fieldName = 'Filedata';
//the name of the file in PHP's temp directory that we are going to move to our folder
$fileTemp = $_FILES[$fieldName]['tmp_name'];
//always use constants when making file paths, to avoid the possibilty of remote file inclusion
$uploadPath = JPATH_SITE.DS.'path'.DS.'path'.DS.$fileName;
if(!JFile::upload($fileTemp, $uploadPath))
{
echo JText::_( 'ERROR MOVING FILE' );
return;
}
else
{
//Updating the db with the $fileName.
$db =& JFactory::getDBO();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
$query->update($db->nameQuote(TABLE_PREFIX.'table_name'));
$query->set($column.' = '.$db->quote($fileName));
$query->where($db->nameQuote('id').'='.$db->quote($id));
$db->setQuery($query);
$db->query();
}
$column - db column name of the file
$fileName - file name
Query is ran if the file is successfully uploaded.

Answer 4

set filename in request variable as it's now a $_FILES variable
JRequest::setVar('jform[invoice]',$file['name']['invoice'] );
//full code
class InvoiceManagerControllerInvoiceManager extends JControllerForm
{
function save(){
$file = JRequest::getVar('jform', null, 'files', 'array');
$path = JPATH_BASE;
// Make the file name safe.
jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
$file['name']['invoice'] = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']['invoice']);
// Move the uploaded file into a permanent location.
if (isset($file['name']['invoice'])) {
// Make sure that the full file path is safe.
$filepath = JPath::clean($path. DS ."components". DS ."com_invoicemanager". DS ."files". DS .strtolower($file['name']['invoice']));
// Move the uploaded file.
JFile::upload( $file['tmp_name']['invoice'], $filepath );
JRequest::setVar('jform[invoice]',$file['name']['invoice'] );
}
return parent::save();
}
}

Answer 5

On joomla 3.2.x, I have to override save function of my model class to save the uploaded file name to db, like this
public function save($data){
$input = JFactory::getApplication()->input;
$files = $input->files->get('jform');
$fieldName = 'thumbnail';
$data['thumbnail'] = $files[$fieldName]['name'];
return parent::save($data);
}