"Jarrett Meyer" <jmtmeyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4804BEE3.9010105@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Files and all associated properties are saved in the $_FILES[] variable. > From here, you can get the file name, file size, etc. > > I would recommend that you come up with your own name for the file. My > code may not be right, but it will be close. > > $LocalFilePath = /path/to/local/files/ > $LocalFileName = md5($_FILES[<formfield>]["name"]); > > // perform an action to save the file locally. > > Assuming that you have the user name from the session data, > > $Sql = "insert into UserFiles > (User, Filename, Extension, Date) > values > ($_SESSION["user"] > ,$LocalFileName > ,$_FILE[<formfield>]["type"] > ,time())"; > > Now you've got a database of all files saved by user. > > See http://us3.php.net/features.file-upload for more info about the > $_FILES variable. > > Jarrett M > > Matthew Gonzales wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am wondering if anyone out might be able to point me in the right >> direction on uploading files from a website into MySQL Databses. I am >> trying to create a way for members to upload files and associate them >> with there user profile. What data type must I use. Thanks for your help >> in advance. Also the datatype can be BLOB, MEDIUMBLOB or LONGBLOB. Jeremy O'Connor -- -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
