Question about $_FILES['']

[dreamwest]

I just did an ajax image upload script and found it strange how $_FILES was treated.

 

Form

<form action="/red_upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Nickname: <input type="text" name="nick" value='' />  
<input type="file" name="file" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" />
</form></nobr>

 

upload.php

echo $_FILES['nick'];

// heaps of code here....

echo "Thankyou {$nick} your upload is completed";

 

which outputs the value of the nickname...but ive already echoed the files value at the top of the script but its showing up at the bottom $nick variable

 

"Thankyou Potter your upload is completed"

 

Why is this??

[redarrow]

Nickname: <input type="text" name="nick" value='' />   <<< echo's this correct?

[dreamwest]

Yes it echos the value of nick