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File Upload

Hi,
Simple question, I'm trying to do a file upload and I'm having problems

upload.html
.
.
<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
      <p>Select File to upload:
      <input type="file" name="uploadfile" /></p>

      <p><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" /></p>
</form>
.
.

upload.php
<?
//file extension check
if (eregi('^image/p?jpeg(;.*)?$', $_FILES['uploadedfile']['type']))
      $extension = '.jpg';
else $extension = '.gif';
echo $extension;

$filename = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/temp00001'. $extension;

if (copy($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $filename))
{
      echo "<p>file stored successfully as $filename</p>";
}
else
{
            echo "<p>Problem with file storage</p>";
}
?>

It always reports the "Problem with file storage" also the gif is always returned from the extension check.

Any help appreciated

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trican

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that directory i'm trying to upload to is 755 and directory above that is 750 .. but i persume this is fine.

The first part is making sure the graphic file is what it claims it is by examining the $_FILES['uploadedfile']['type'].

I made the upload.php file really basic having just the following:

$filename = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/pics/temp00001.jpg';
if (copy($_FILES['uploadedfile'], $filename))
{
echo "<p>file stored successfully as $filename</p>";
}
else
{
echo "<p>Problem with file storage</p>";
}

but the else condition always executes? :-(