Your first line of PHP code does not execute until PHP finishes accepting the whole file... On Mon, January 28, 2008 2:34 pm, Mr Webber wrote: > > This is the info available to upload scripts > > I have not done this, but am inspired to do it now. My design is to > develop > my own meter by compare $FILES;'size'] to the actual size on disk as > the > file uploads; I would use some sort of JavaScript / Ajax service > connection > so that the upload meter is displayed in the current browsing window > or an > upload popup. > > $_FILES['userfile']['name'] > $_FILES['userfile']['type'] > $_FILES['userfile']['size'] > $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'] > $_FILES['userfile']['error'] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Fischer [mailto:michi.fischer@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:50 PM > To: php-general > Subject: Re: determine file-upload's tmp-filename > > On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 12:17 -0600, Richard Lynch wrote: >> >> On Sat, January 26, 2008 5:57 pm, Michael Fischer wrote: >> > hi there, >> > >> > is there a way to determine the tmp-filename of a file upload >> while >> > the upload is still in progress? >> > >> > the tmp-file is stored in /tmp and it's name is something like >> > PHPXXXXXXXX. >> > >> > what i would like to do is: >> > i want to upload a file via a html-form and while the upload is in >> > progress make repeatedly ajax-requests to a php-script on the >> server >> > that replies the size of the tmp file (the amount of data that was >> > already uploaded). So in this script i need to know what the >> > tmp-filename is. >> > >> > or do you think this is a completely useless approach? >> >> Google for PHP upload meter instead. >> >> That's probably how it works, more or less... >> >> I still think it's STOOPID to round-trip back and forth to the >> server >> to get an upload progress meter -- The browser developers should be >> providing you with some kind of progress notification system >> locally! >> > well, i agree with you - the browser should provide some sort of > functionality to find out the amount of data already sent. but i don't > know any browser that does. > > all the php upload meters that i found on google either require to > patch php or use perl. > > lg, Michi > -- > Sautergasse 27-29/35 > 1160 Wien > phone: 0043 650 2526276 > email: michi.fischer@xxxxxxx > web: http://www.webfischer.at > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
