I'm sharing the solution to send an image , audio or a video file with parameters using HttpURLConnection. Parameters may be (plain string or JSON).
(Android Client to PHP Back end)
Scenario: Have to upload media files (audio , video and image with parameters).
Media files will be stored in a server folder and parameters to db.
I faced a problem that, image was uploaded successfully while parameters went missing.
Potential solution found
Choosing HttpURLConnection instead of Httpclient as recommend here
You may be wondering, Which client is best?
Apache HTTP client has fewer bugs on Eclair and Froyo. It is the best choice for these releases.
For Gingerbread and better, HttpURLConnection is the best choice. Its simple API and small size makes it great fit for Android. Transparent compression and response caching reduce network use, improve speed and save battery. New applications should use HttpURLConnection; it is where we will be spending our energy going forward.
Android Code:
public int uploadFile(final String sourceFileUri) {
String fileName = sourceFileUri;
HttpURLConnection conn = null;
DataOutputStream dos = null;
String lineEnd = "\r\n";
String twoHyphens = "--";
String boundary = "*****";
int bytesRead, bytesAvailable, bufferSize;
byte[] buffer;
int maxBufferSize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
File sourceFile = new File(sourceFileUri);
if (!sourceFile.isFile()) {
dialog.dismiss();
Log.e("uploadFile", "Source File not exist :" + filepath);
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
messageText.setText("Source File not exist :" + filepath);
}
});
return 0;
} else {
try {
FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(sourceFile);
URL url = new URL(upLoadServerUri);
conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
conn.setDoInput(true); // Allow Inputs
conn.setDoOutput(true); // Allow Outputs
conn.setUseCaches(false); // Don't use a Cached Copy
conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
conn.setRequestProperty("Connection", "Keep-Alive");
// conn.setRequestProperty("ENCTYPE", "multipart/form-data");
conn.setRequestProperty("Content-Type","multipart/form-data;boundary=" + boundary);
conn.setRequestProperty("uploaded_file", fileName);
dos = new DataOutputStream(conn.getOutputStream());
dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
//Adding Parameter name
String name="amir";
dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"name\"" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Length: " + name.length() + lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(name); // mobile_no is String variable
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
//Adding Parameter phone
String phone="9956565656";
dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Length: " + name.length() + lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(phone); // mobile_no is String variable
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
//Json_Encoder encode=new Json_Encoder();
//call to encode method and assigning response data to variable 'data'
//String data=encode.encod_to_json();
//response of encoded data
//System.out.println(data);
//Adding Parameter filepath
dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
String filepath="http://192.168.1.110/echo/uploads"+fileName;
dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"filepath\"" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" + lineEnd);
//dos.writeBytes("Content-Length: " + name.length() + lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(filepath); // mobile_no is String variable
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
//Adding Parameter media file(audio,video and image)
dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"uploaded_file\";filename=\""+ fileName + "\"" + lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
// create a buffer of maximum size
bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
buffer = new byte[bufferSize];
// read file and write it into form...
bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
while (bytesRead > 0)
{
dos.write(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
bytesAvailable = fileInputStream.available();
bufferSize = Math.min(bytesAvailable, maxBufferSize);
bytesRead = fileInputStream.read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
}
// send multipart form data necesssary after file data...
dos.writeBytes(lineEnd);
dos.writeBytes(twoHyphens + boundary + twoHyphens + lineEnd);
serverResponseCode = conn.getResponseCode();
String serverResponseMessage = conn.getResponseMessage();
Log.i("uploadFile", "HTTP Response is : "+ serverResponseMessage + ": " + serverResponseCode);
if (serverResponseCode == 200) {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
msg = "File Upload Completed.\n\n See uploaded file here : \n\n"
+ "c:/wamp/www/echo/uploads";
messageText.setText(msg);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"File Upload Complete.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
}
});
}
// close the streams //
fileInputStream.close();
dos.flush();
dos.close();
} catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
dialog.dismiss();
ex.printStackTrace();
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
messageText
.setText("MalformedURLException Exception : check script url.");
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"MalformedURLException", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
}
});
Log.e("Upload file to server", "error: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
} catch (final Exception e) {
dialog.dismiss();
e.printStackTrace();
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
messageText.setText("Got Exception : "+e.toString());
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"Got Exception : see logcat ",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
Log.e("Upload file to server Exception",
"Exception : " + e.getMessage(), e);
}
dialog.dismiss();
return serverResponseCode;
}
}
Php code:
$file_path = "uploads/";
//receive parameters
$name=$_POST['name'];
$phone=$_POST['phone'];
$filepath=$_POST['filepath'];
//receive media files(image , audio and video)
$file_path = $file_path . basename( $_FILES['uploaded_file']['name']);
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded_file']['tmp_name'], $file_path))
{
echo "Success";
}
Hope this helps.
Any queries ask me.
