FTP using PHP only

[timt]

I want to try FTP for large file uploads.  How do I capture the pathname for the $source_file from the client?  I want the client to browse for their file using the "type=file" then submit.  When using $_FILES['file']['name'] it only provides the base filename without path.

 

Here is the example from the manual that I am trying to use.

<?php
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server); 

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass); 

// check connection
if ((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)) { 
    echo "FTP connection has failed!";
    echo "Attempted to connect to $ftp_server for user $ftp_user_name"; 
    exit; 
} else {
    echo "Connected to $ftp_server, for user $ftp_user_name";
}

// upload the file
$upload = ftp_put($conn_id, $destination_file, $source_file, FTP_BINARY); 

// check upload status
if (!$upload) { 
    echo "FTP upload has failed!";
} else {
    echo "Uploaded $source_file to $ftp_server as $destination_file";
}

// close the FTP stream 
ftp_close($conn_id); 
?>

[timt]

Ok, I agree it's not practical.