Using MySQL/PHP and the PHakt extension for DW.

I want to give people the ability to upload images. However, in dreamweaver, in the insert records option, the image can only be submitted as the following types:

Text
Numeric
Date
Date MS Access
Checkbox Y,N
Checkbox 1,0
Checkbox -1,0
Checkbox MS Access

How can I get the image to upload properly?

FYI - My column in MySQL is a "blob"

Cheers

Oli Wilkinson

Tim actually made an extension to upload files, you can get it here: www.udzone.com/go?730

Keith Slater

Many Thanks for that!

I'm having a few probles with this - when i try to upload a file i get an error message:

Unable to copy file. Check Permissions of Target Directory.

I'm confused....again!

make sure the directory your writing to has 755 permissions, if you try it and that dont work give it 777 permissions if your webserver allows you to

Keith Slater

I've tried that, but still no joy - I'm getting the same error message! Little bit stumped on this...

Where do you place the picture... Make sure you follow the instructions of Tim

I place the picture in my normal "images" folder. Might have to try and redo the form page again...?

I have that problem all the time... I found that with the PHP.ini if I change the tmp_upload_folder to the directory that your having everything upload to then it'll work. I'm sure it isnt supposed to be that way and its supposed to stay at /tmp but that works for me

Keith Slater

Cheers Keith - may have to try that - where is the php.ini file to be found?

I have narrowed it down to my php.ini settings, because there is "no value" specified for the "upload_tmp_dir".

But this is on a remote server - so how do I adjust the php.ini?

Cheers

Well it depends.. Is your server on windows or linux.. Is this your server or a hosting companies?? If its a hosting companies then their probably gonna have to do it and a lot of companies wont. The whole upload tmp dir is weird, It works right on some servers and others I cant get it to work.

Keith Slater

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Try this little script, and search for ".ini", you'll find it <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

&lt;?php
echo phpinfo()
?&gt;

--- Better to die trying, than never try at all ---

To temporarily change a value in the PHP.ini you can use the ini_set command.

At the very top of your page try:-

&lt;?php
ini_set("upload_tmp_dir","path/to/directory";
?&gt;

If you cannot upload and your target directory has the correct permissions, it is likely that your temporary directory does not have the correct permissions. So setting the temp directory permissions to 755 or 777 can solve this problem.

Of course, that won't help if there is no entry for the upload_tmp_dir in the first place.

Tim Green

Extension & PHP TalkZone Manager
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