how to get the fullpath of hte file

[musammil]

hi
i want the fullpath of the file to be upload.
(e.g) we are using FILE to upload files.
in that we can get only the file name(sample.txt) using $_FILE['userfile']['name'];
but i want the real path of the file also (e.g C:\Program Files\Sample.txt")

[r035198x]

hi
i want the fullpath of the file to be upload.
(e.g) we are using FILE to upload files.
in that we can get only the file name(sample.txt) using $_FILE['userfile']['name'];
but i want the real path of the file also (e.g C:\Program Files\Sample.txt")

Do not post questions in the articles section.
Moved to the forum.

[bonski]

hi
i want the fullpath of the file to be upload.
(e.g) we are using FILE to upload files.
in that we can get only the file name(sample.txt) using $_FILE['userfile']['name'];
but i want the real path of the file also (e.g C:\Program Files\Sample.txt")

hi musammil,

you can use [PHP]$_POST['form_field'][/PHP]

this is getting the filename...
[PHP]$_FILE['userfile']['name'][/PHP]

and this is getting the whole path...
[PHP]stripslashes($_POST['userfile'])[/PHP]
i used stripslashes() to strip extra slashes from the string...

bonski

[ronnil]

I think it is browser-dependent if it posts only the filename or the complete path.

[pbmods]

You can create a hidden input in your form that stores the value of your file input. When the User submits the form, the file path will be passed to the server as well.

[EDIT: Ooh. Getting the $_POST value of the file input. Neat! I'll have to remember that!]