[SOLVED] Just echo-ing out file size, type, name

[ryanschefke]

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Ultimately, I am trying to store the name of a file in mysql to reference it in html. i try to do simple things such as echo the size and name of the file but it outputs nothing. please help. The full script is in the link below. my email is ryan@triomfgroup.com

 

http://phpfi.com/278267 

[GingerRobot]

You need to specify an enctype in your form:

 

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post" name="formnewuser" id="formnewuser">

 

Without that, the server isn't expecting file as well as the other form data.

[ryanschefke]

GingerRobot - You are the best! That was it!!! Next time I will spare myself the 2 days of trying to debug and ask an expert like you. Seriously, you saved me a lot of time and I was jumping up and down when I realized it worked.

[ryanschefke]

I just ran a few more tests. The name, size, etc of the file output is now working; however, the redirect stopped working. In other words, when everything is filled out okay I want to use the following line: header ('Location: signupthanks.php?un='.$un.'&em='.$em); to send the user to another page. It was working but it 'magically' stopped and just refreshes back to the same page.

[ryanschefke]

I am all set here. I found the problem. I was outputing something via an echo above the header and that prevented the redirect. This thread is closed.