Can I use $_Files twice for uploading image?

[bugzy]

I thought it would be simple but it seemed like it's complicated.

 

I want to use the $_FILE twice so that I could have two copy of the image with different names..

 

I'm doing it like this

 

<?php


//resizing image here

$ext = ".". pathinfo($_FILES['uploaded_image']['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$target_path = "../images_item/";

$filename1 = $target_path . $last_id."_medium".$ext;
$filename2 = $target_path . $last_id."_large".$ext;


$copied1 = move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $filename1);

$copied2 = move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $filename2);


?>

 

 

$_FILES is coming from an html form.

 

Tried it but it only upload once..

 

Any idea guys? 

 

[gizmola]

Your problem has nothing to do with $_FILES,  it has to do with move_uploaded_file.  The purpose of that function is to move a file from what is essentially php's temporary holding location, and move it to a location of your choosing.  Once you've moved it, it is no longer at the temporary holding location.

 

Based on what your code is trying to do, you should do the move_uploaded_file call.  Then use copy to make the copy of the moved file and place it in the same location.

[bugzy]

I tried this

 

<?php

$filename1 = $target_path . $last_id."_small".$ext;
			$filename2 = $target_path . $last_id."_medium".$ext;
			$filename3 = $target_path . $last_id."_large".$ext;

			$copied1 = copy($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $filename1);

			$copied2 = copy($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $filename2);

			$copied3 = move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $filename3);


?>

 

 

and it works... but I'm concern if using "copy" is the proper way to this because I might have some issue..

 

Do you guys think it's fine?

[Barand]

Move it once as the large image. Create resized images from that to get the medium and small versions.

[gizmola]

bugzy:

  You should call move_uploaded_file first.  Then as Barand suggests, use that copy with its persistent location/name that you assigned, as the basis for making your thumbnail versions.

[ignace]

Like this:

 

$small_image = $target_path . $last_id."_small".$ext;
$medium_image = $target_path . $last_id."_medium".$ext;
$large_image = $target_path . $last_id."_large".$ext;

$large_image_created = move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded_image']['tmp_name'], $large_image);
$medium_image_created = copy($large_image, $medium_image);
$small_image_created = copy($medium_image, $small_image);

 

move and copy do not resize images so if you don't have any resize code in there _small and _medium are all going to be the same size as _large.