How to add image attachment within a form

[BigVikingAl]

I have created a form with my hosts form mail utility but want to include fields that allow image attachments. How can I do this?

[HowlingWulf]

<input accept="image/gif,image/jpeg,image/png" style="width:240" name="picture" type="file" class="inputfield">

[cd34]

HTML:

<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input name="uploadedfile" type="file">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload">
</form>

Some php code to deal with the input:

    if (!(file_exists($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']))) {
      $error .= "Please try again, I didn't get a file. ";
    } else {
       // do something with the file
    }

[BigVikingAl]

Howling Wulf,

I have tried your input field and submitted a form but the resulting output gives me a local file that I can't open.

ie: E:\\My Pictures\\2006-03-23, Rumbelinas II\\Rumbelinas II 001.jpg

since this file is on my computer only how could I open an image if somebody submitted one to me and it was located on their local harddrive, not a server?

cd34,

I do not understeand where I would put your code(s) in my form

[HowlingWulf]

The input field is put between the <form> tags, and you'll need code to handle the uploaded file. cd34's post has full details you need.

[BigVikingAl]

But where do I put cd34's code?

[cd34]

Generally, I would do something like

<?php
    if (!(file_exists($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']))) {
      $error .= "Please try again, I didn't get a file. ";
    } else {
       // do something with the file
       header("Location: /thanks_for_your_upload.html");
       exit;
    }
?>
Upload your file:
<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input name="uploadedfile" type="file">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload">
</form>

Of course, you might want other input fields, insert records into a database, etc, but, the very basic framework you need to upload an image and process it is right there.

[BigVikingAl]

So do I place the php code in a seperate file? Do I point my form action to this php file? Right now here is my form:

<form action="http://formmail.servage.net/" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="Application" >

<input type=hidden name="id" value="8460">
<input type=hidden name="subject" value="FORM SUBJECT">

<table bgcolor="#a04d2d" cellpadding="7" width="750">
<tr>
<td> <div align="right"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Attach Photo 1:</b></font></div></td>
<td><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">
<input accept="image/gif,image/jpeg,image/png" style="width:240" name="picture1" type="file" class="inputfield">
</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <div align="right"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Attach Photo 2:</b></font></div></td>
<td><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">
<input accept="image/gif,image/jpeg,image/png" style="width:240" name="picture2" type="file" class="inputfield">
</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"><input name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<input name="reset" type="reset">
<br> <p><br>
</p>
<p></p></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>


and here is my output:


Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
Unknown Stranger (nobody@servage.net) on January 29th, 2007

submit: Submit
email: nobody@servage.net
realname: Unknown Stranger





if I remove the enctype="multipart/form-data"

I at least get a return of an image pointing to a local file:


Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
Unknown Stranger (nobody@servage.net) on January 29th, 2007

picture1: C:\\Documents and Settings\\Al\\My Documents\\Invoices\\inv22.jpg
picture2: C:\\Documents and Settings\\Al\\My Documents\\Invoices\\inv23.jpg
submit: Submit
email: nobody@servage.net
realname: Unknown Stranger


I want people to upload files with their forms. Is this a server issue as the form is being pointed to a page controlled by them through the form action attribute?

[BigVikingAl]

Finally got one at:

http://www.hiqformmail.com/starting.html

Thanks guys