[SOLVED] Php upload script

[jandrews3]

I'm having difficulty with an upload script. I want the script to upload the file and save it in the "documents" folder using the actual name of the file. I can get it to work ONLY IF I place a VALUE="<?print $version?>" in the form (given that the variable $version is pre-assigned). Otherwise no value gets passed with $version. I provided 2 chunks of code: the upload script and then the handler. THANKS!

<form action="uploader_b.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" style="margin-bottom: 0;">
  <input type="file" name="file">
  <input type="hidden" name="version">
  <input type="submit" value="Upload File">
</form>

and

if ($file_name !="")
{
	if ($photo != ""){$file_name = $version.".pdf";}
	else {$file_name = $version.".pdf";}
	copy ("$file", "documents/$file_name")
		or die("Could not copy file");
}
else { die("No file specified"); }

$filename = $file_name;


print $file_name."<br>";
print $version."<br>";
print $file."<br>";

 

[F1Fan]

use the $_FILE variable, like this:

 

<?php
$filename = $_FILES["file"]["name"];
?>

[genericnumber1]

More info on the $_FILES superglobal point out by F1Fan here...

http://us3.php.net/features.file-upload

[jandrews3]

Thanks, F1! I don't know why it worked, but it did! Thanks also to GENERIC. I'll read the link.