[SOLVED] Ajax + Php

[Michdd]

Is it possible to upload images using Php and Ajax?

[MadTechie]

Not really, the problem is javascript can't control the file input (for security reasons), however a workaround would be to put the form in a iframe allows you to stay on the same page.

if your also aiming for a processbar then again no luck php can't read how much data has been processed, a workaround for this is CGI script. and a small ajax to read the data recieved

[Daniel0]

if your also aiming for a processbar then again no luck php can't read how much data has been processed

 

http://wiki.php.net/rfc/session_upload_progress

[MadTechie]

I was going to say they have changed that in PHP 6, but looks like i don't have to now lol

[Michdd]

The main point would be to upload/process it without reloading the page. I will have 2 methods of uploading images, from a URL, or from your computer. The URL one works fine because I just send the URL of the input file through ajax to another php file for processing. But this obviously won't work for uploading from a computer. I was also thinking about using an iframe with 0 width/height/border but how would I get it to submit the information to the iframe? If I could do it using GET variables then I could just change the source of the iframe.. but since it'll be using post, I'm a bit confused.

[MadTechie]

Just create a form then view that from the iframe.

[Michdd]

Just create a form then view that from the iframe.

Are there any other options? Because the way I have it setup the form will be in a table..

[MadTechie]

Their are other ways but they get a little bit complex, the iframe will still work in a table

take a look at this (it basically used javascript to put the iframe in place)

[Michdd]

Their are other ways but they get a little bit complex, the iframe will still work in a table

take a look at this (it basically used javascript to put the iframe in place)

I was actually just looking at the same thing myself. Thanks.

[Michdd]

I thought I had everything figured out.. But isn't it supposed to send the information to the file? I tried echoing something out like:

 

echo $_FILES['userfile']['name'];

 

Where the form says:

 

<label for="file">File:</label> <input type="file" name="userfile" id="file" />

 

But it's not sending the information..

 

Edit: I forgot:

enctype="multipart/form-data"