On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Afan Pasalic <afan@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > I have form where administrator has toupload csv file to update dome > data in mysql. > I was trying to validate entered file but got some crazy stuff I don't > understand: > > for the same uploaded csv file, in different browser I'll get different > results: > > Windows machine and IE: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = 'text/plain' > Windows machine and Firefox: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = > 'application/octet-stream' > Windows machine and Opera: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = > 'comma-separated-values' > Windows machine and Chrome: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = '' > (doesn't show anything! empty?!?!!??) > openSuse machine and Firefox: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = 'text/csv' > openSuse machine and Opera: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = > 'text/comma-separated-values' > openSuse machine and Konqueror: $_FILES['UploadedFile']['type'] = 'text/csv' > > ok. what's CORRECT way to validate uploaded file? > > thanks. > > -afan Get the mime type of the uploaded tmp file, no what the browser sends. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php