[SOLVED] $_FILES problem with full path

[camccall]

I'm writing a script that will run on my local system and run an action on a file on the system.  It's just a test bed for another program I'm trying to work on.  I'm trying to specify a file using the full path but for some reason, when I use the <input type="file"> I am only getting the file name. 

Here is the form code

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" name="submit" action="submit.php" method="post">

<p><input type="file" name="mp3_file"/></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="submit song"/></p>
</form>

When I submit this with /home/conner/file in the input field and run

print_r($_FILES);

the output I get is this:

 

Array ( [mp3_file] => Array ( [name] => file [type] => application/octet-stream [tmp_name] => /tmp/phpVeKAoB [error] => 0 => 5665 ) )

 

Am I missing something here, shouldn't $_FILES[mp3_file][name] include the full path. 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

The path on the client's computer only has meaning to the browser. After the file has been uploaded to the server, that information is irrelevant, not to mention that it is not available because it would expose client side information.

[camccall]

Wow, I was completely confused.  Here I thought that the form element just provided the path and then you had to initiate the upload to the server.  I don't know what I was thinking that would be a terrible security flaw.  Sorry for wasting  your time.