PHP simple file upload - php

Question

I'm doing a simple file upload using the following script:
$errors = '';
$target_path = "[PATH HERE]";
$target_path = $target_path . basename($_FILES['uploadFile']['name']);
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadFile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
$errors = "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadFile']['name']). " has been uploaded";
} else{
$errors = "There was an error uploading the file, please try again! Type: " . $_FILES['uploadFile']['type'];
}
For some reason, I get an error uploading the file and the file type is not displayed. It seems to only grab the name of the file without the extension (i.e. "test" rather than "test.pdf"). I'm sure it's something simple, but what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

If you check the error element in the files array, you'll probably find it's some value other than 0. The error should be 0 if nothing went wrong. Otherwise, compare the value stored in error against the PHP documentation to determine what went wrong.

Answer 2

Perhaps your entering the path wrong (ending slash), or php dont have permission to write to the directory.
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL); // Show some errors
$target_path = "/var/www/somesite.com/uploads/"; // Would require a ending slash
$target_path = $target_path.basename($_FILES['uploadFile']['name']);
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadFile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
$errors = "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadFile']['name']). " has been uploaded";
} else{
$errors = "There was an error uploading the file, please try again! Type: " . $_FILES['uploadFile']['type'];
}
?>