[SOLVED] choosing from list menu to decide where to put file

[justAnoob]

I have a list menu of a couple categories. I have a folder on my server called userimages with the category sub folders off of that. Right now we got a upload script to upload all pictures to the main userimages folder. How would I go about intergrating a list menu so the user can pick the category he or she would like the file to go into. Here is what I got so far.

<?php

		$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
		$newname="userimages/".$image_name;
		$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
?>

Any tutorials out there or step by steps or any ideas. Thanks again.

[lonewolf217]

assuming your upload script is working currently, you should have a path where the images are currently getting uploaded. 

have another item in your form, a SELECT menu with the possible subcategories, then take the entry they selected and insert it into the path where the file will be going

 

in theory

[justAnoob]

upload script works properly, all files just go to main userimages folder. I have sub folders created already. How would I go about the whole variable thing... something like this??>>>>>

<?php
                                       $listmenu = 
		$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
		$newname="userimages/$listmenu/".$image_name;
		$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
?>

the list menu options are named identical to the sub folder names just so you know

[lonewolf217]

you'd have to post the form code where the user selects the file to upload

[justAnoob]

Here is what I got,,, I'm only showing the code that is relevant to what I am trying to accomplish

The "*****"  are the lines that I started to change for this to work, not sure if that is correct though.

<?php
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
if ($image)
{
	$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
	$extension = getExtension($filename);
	$extension = strtolower($extension);
	if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "gif") && ($extension != "png"))
	{
		echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
		$errors=1;
	}
	else
	{
		$size=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
		if ($size > MAX_SIZE*1024)
		{
			echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';	$errors=1;
		}

		$listmenu =                                                       //******
		$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
		$newname="userimages/$listmenu/".$image_name;   //*********
		$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);

		if (!$copied)
		{
			echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
			$errors=1;
		}
	}
}
}
?>

[lonewolf217]

thats basically the idea that you want.  you just need to populate $listmenu with the $_POST value of the SELECT from your form

[justAnoob]

the list is populated already with the categories... I'm using dreamweaver for this small page i'm doing. what is the next step??

[justAnoob]

bump, ttt... cant find anything on google about list menus and category selection