File upload going into POST instead of FILE

Question

I am trying to upload a file onto a server. Whenever I submit, the php global array $_FILES is empty. My file keeps going into $_POST.

        <form action="process.php" method="POST">
            <div class="form-group"></div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <input type="file" name="uploaded_file">
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger">Upload</button>
            </div>
        </form>

process.php

<?php
var_dump($_FILES['uploaded_file']);
var_dump($_POST['uploaded_file']);

Possible duplicate of [File not uploading PHP](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10807280/file-not-uploading-php) — Darshan, Nov 18 '17 at 10:10

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '17 at 07:39

You should use enctype="multipart/form-data" like this

<form action="process.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            <div class="form-group"></div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <input type="file" name="uploaded_file">
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger">Upload</button>
            </div>
</form>

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 18 '17 at 09:19

4

add enctype="multipart/form-data" into html like:

<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <body>

<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Select image to upload:
<input type="file" name="fileToUpload" id="fileToUpload">
<input type="submit" value="Upload Image" name="submit">
</form>

edited Nov 18 '17 at 09:19

sschrass

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answered Nov 18 '17 at 07:41

Amol Raje

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How is this different from the first answer? – Mohammad hayajneh Nov 18 '17 at 08:38

File upload going into POST instead of FILE

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