multipart form file send

[wightolore]

hello everyone i'm brand new to the forums and kinda brand new to php

 

when sending a multipart form that has a field to upload a file IN html the header reads 'POST / HTTP/1.1 (application/octet-stream) (application/octet-stream) (application/octet-stream) (application/octet-stream)' [[i think there are four '(application/octet-stream's because there are four fields for four different uploadable files]]

 

But when i attempt to send my own form with cURL I get 'POST / HTTP /1.1' and the empty file fields below are read as text only.. what should i do to have them recognized as files without actually uploading any files?

 

 

Code:

//                                          {10th field}

$postarray[urlencode('image1')] = urlencode('add');

       

//                                          {11th field}

$image1 = "";

$postarray[urlencode('imgfile1')] = @$image1;