> -----Original Message----- > From: J. Hill [mailto:jh@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:48 AM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: How to capture origional client machine _directory_ and > file name on uploads? > > This should be trivial, but apparently not -- or maybe I just need more > caffeine. My searches have come up empty. > > I am trying to get not only the original file name on uploads, but also > the original directory on the client machine as well. > > The purpose is for users who make a mistake on another part of the > form; > when the form is returned for them to complete properly, all of the > correct values are automatically filled in. That's trivial in most > instances, but I'm not finding a solution for file uploads. > > This seems like a common need. Any suggestions? It is a common WANT. Unfortunately, it's also a doorway to incredible security risks--any direct knowledge of or access to the client's file system could be compromised and leveraged for ugly, terrible, unspeakable things. I ran into this doozy when I was working on a submission form with file attachments--if the submission fails, the user has to re-attach the files. PERIOD. (Well... they could be cached on the first submission and left there on the SERVER continuously for additional submissions, but you get my drift, yes?) HTH, Todd Boyd Web Programmer -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
