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Submit PHP form values and upload multiple image files

Posted on 2011-03-09

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I need some help trying to wire up this form. The goal is to be able to upload multiple image files to a specified folder on the server and insert the file name and the other form values into the products table of a MySQL database. IAny help is greatly appreciated.

<form id="uploadForm" action="insert.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            
            Product Name: <input name="product_name" type="text" value="" /><br /><br />
            Product Description: <input name="product_description" type="text" value="" /><br /><br />
            Price: <input name="price" type="text" value="" /><br /><br />            

                Thumbnail: <input type="file" name="thumbnail" /><br /><br />
                
                Image 1: <input type="file" name="img1" /><br /><br />

                Image 2: <input type="file" name="img2" /><br /><br />

                Image 3: <input type="file" name="img3" /><br /><br />
 
                Image 4: <input type="file" name="img4" /><br /><br />
                
                Image 5: <input type="file" name="img5" /><br /><br />
                <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
            </form>

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Question by:steve_landsaw

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by:BhawnaP

BhawnaP earned 500 total points

ID: 350848372011-03-09

$pname = $_POST['product_name'];
$pdesc = $_POST['product_description'];

$uploaddir1 = 'images/';//folder for images to upload

      if($_FILES['thumbnail']['name']!='')
      {
            $thumbnail = $_FILES['thumbnail']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['thumbnail']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile1 = $uploaddir1.$thumbnail;//basename($_FILES['thumbnail']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['thumbnail']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile1))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      if($_FILES['img1']['name']!='')
      {
            $img1 = $_FILES['img1']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile2 = $uploaddir1.$img1;//basename($_FILES['img1']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile2))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      if($_FILES['img2']['name']!='')
      {
            $img2 = $_FILES['img2']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img2']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile3 = $uploaddir1.$img2;//basename($_FILES['img2']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img2']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile3))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      if($_FILES['img3']['name']!='')
      {
            $img3 = $_FILES['img3']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img3']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile4 = $uploaddir1.$img3;//basename($_FILES['img3']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img3']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile4))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      if($_FILES['img4']['name']!='')
      {
            $img4 = $_FILES['img4']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img4']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile5 = $uploaddir1.$img4;//basename($_FILES['img4']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img4']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile5))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      if($_FILES['img5']['name']!='')
      {
            $img5 = $_FILES['img5']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img5']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile6 = $uploaddir1.$img5;//basename($_FILES['img5']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img5']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile6))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }

      // save query

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by:steve_landsaw

ID: 350872672011-03-09

Awesome! Now how do I get that inserted into the database? :)

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Expert Comment

by:Mark Brady

ID: 350884762011-03-09

just add the insert statement into each image upload. I'm not sure exactly how your code works but here is a rough example.

if($_FILES['img1']['name']!='')
{
$img1 = $_FILES['img1']['name'];
if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name']))
{
;
// Insert into database here
mysql_query("INSERT INTO images (path,title,type) VALUES ('$path','$title','$extension')")or die(mysql_error());
}
$uploadfile2 = $uploaddir1.$img1;//basename($_FILES['img1']['name']);
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile2))
{
;
}
}

Just create your insert statement however you wish to have it inserted and put the statement into the above code so as soon as the file has been named and moved then you would run your insert statement.

Author Comment

by:steve_landsaw

ID: 350907222011-03-09

elvin66, won't that create a new row in the database for each image? I want to insert all the form data into one database record.

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Expert Comment

by:BhawnaP

ID: 350910942011-03-09

Where it says
//save query

the query should be
mysql_query("INSERT INTO tablename (name, desc, thumbnam=il, img1...) VALUES ('$pname','$pdesc','$uploadfile1'....)")or die(mysql_error());

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Expert Comment

by:Mark Brady

ID: 350911202011-03-09

Yes as BhawnaP says put the insert code where it says "save query" at the bottom of your code

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by:steve_landsaw

ID: 350912292011-03-09

I ended up re-purposing some php logic that I had layin' around and combined it with what you posted first, BhawnaP.

I'm gonna give your latest post a shot as it's a little cleaner that mine.

<?

include('config.php'); 
if (isset($_POST['submitted'])) { 
foreach($_POST AS $key => $value) { $_POST[$key] = mysql_real_escape_string($value); }

$pname = $_POST['product_name'];
$pdesc = $_POST['product_description'];

$uploaddir1 = '/images/';//folder for images to upload
            
      if($_FILES['thumbnail']['name']!='')
      {
            $thumbnail = $_FILES['thumbnail']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['thumbnail']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile1 = $uploaddir1.$thumbnail;//basename($_FILES['thumbnail']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['thumbnail']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile1))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
      if($_FILES['img1']['name']!='')
      {
            $img1 = $_FILES['img1']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile2 = $uploaddir1.$img1;//basename($_FILES['img1']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img1']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile2))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
      if($_FILES['img2']['name']!='')
      {
            $img2 = $_FILES['img2']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img2']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile3 = $uploaddir1.$img2;//basename($_FILES['img2']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img2']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile3))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
      if($_FILES['img3']['name']!='')
      {
            $img3 = $_FILES['img3']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img3']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile4 = $uploaddir1.$img3;//basename($_FILES['img3']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img3']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile4))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
      if($_FILES['img4']['name']!='')
      {
            $img4 = $_FILES['img4']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img4']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile5 = $uploaddir1.$img4;//basename($_FILES['img4']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img4']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile5))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
      if($_FILES['img5']['name']!='')
      {
            $img5 = $_FILES['img5']['name'];
            if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['img5']['tmp_name']))
            {
                  ;
            }
            $uploadfile6 = $uploaddir1.$img5;//basename($_FILES['img5']['name']);
            if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['img5']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile6))
            {
                  ;
            }
      }
      
//Writes the information to the database
$sql = "INSERT INTO products (product_name,product_description,thumbnail,img1,img2,img3,img4,img5)
VALUES ('$pname', '$pdesc', '$uploaddir1$thumbnail', '$uploaddir1$img1', '$uploaddir1$img2', '$uploaddir1$img3', '$uploaddir1$img4', '$uploaddir1$img5')";

mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error()); 
echo "Added row.<br />"; 
echo "<a href='product_list.php'>Back To Listing</a>"; 
} 
?>

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