[aconite]

hi,

I have a client who wants the following on their website:
1. To upload a file to the relevant folders on the server eg there are 2 folders on the server -
folder A - spreadsheet folder
folder B - data analysis folder
when the client uploads a tax.xls file, we would want it to go to the spreadsheet folder
and when the client uploads a data file, we would want it to go to the data analysis
folder. Can this be done?
I have looked in hotscripts & other scripts website but can't seem to find what I am
looking for.
I don't have much programming skills, so would need something that is not too difficult

2. The client doesn't want every tom, dick or harry to upload stuff onto the web server and
crash it so what would be the best way to implement question 1

Any help appreciated

thanks

[TheRobatron]

You could either use direct FTP access, which can easily be password protected or a password protected upload script. You could do this by using .htaccess protection, or validating the password in PHP (or some other server side language). Then, using the HTML input type='file' you can upload a file to a set directory.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by TheRobatron

Then, using the HTML input type='file' you can upload a file to a set directory.

How?

Peace...

[TheRobatron]

Well a simple HTML & PHP upload script would look a bit like this:

<form method='post' action='processform.php' enctype='multipart/form data' /> <input type='file' name='somefile' /> <input type='submit' /> </form>

processform.php:

PHP Code:

$target_path = "uploads/";
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['somefile']['name']); 
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['somefile']['tmp_name'], $target_path); 


[tomdkat]

Gotcha. I thought you implied there was something inherent to using an input type of "file" that would support specification of where to store a particular file.

Peace...