Ok just getting back to this - print_r $_FILES gives me a syntax error.
where is the tmp directory? is that directly under the webroot /tmp or under cake/app/tmp? I don't see the file under either of those directories > On May 8, 10:52 pm, Trevor Fitzgerald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You can do it by properly setting the encoding type of the form, then > > creating an input with type of "file". On the action page, print_r $_FILES > > to see if it's working correctly. It should have uploaded the file to > > /tmp. Then use PHP's move_uploaded_file to put it where you want it. Save > > the new path and filename in the database. > > > There are quite a few tutorials around for file uploads but hopefully that > > will point you in the right direction. You won't need to create a separate > > model or anything. > > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:26 PM, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I want to add a file upload to an existing form. I want to save the > > > file somewhere in the file system, and maybe save a reference to it in > > > the database. seems simple enough, but all the examples I've found > > > aren't exactly what I want. I don't want to create a whole different > > > model for the file upload. Can someone point me in the right > > > direction. > > > > Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
