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Getting Full Path From File Input Box

I have a file input box like this:

Code:

<input name="userfile" type="file" />

How would I get the full path of the file submited?

I've tried using "$_FILES['userfile']['name']" but it just contains the file name, and not the whole path.

Thanks.

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Files will, by default be stored in the server's default temporary directory, unless another location has been given with the upload_tmp_dir directive in php.ini

--http://us3.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php

which is why you move_uploaded_file file after upload.

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Last edited by aonic, April 27th, 2005 07:59 PM (Edited 4 times)

Originally posted by aonic:

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Files will, by default be stored in the server's default temporary directory, unless another location has been given with the upload_tmp_dir directive in php.ini

--http://us3.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php

which is why you move_uploaded_file file after upload.

Didn't help, I'm not uploading a file.

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if you are not uplaoding it would hel to say what you are doing with it.

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I just want to get the full file path from the box. Just to echo it, or something.

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Originally posted by Benj:

I just want to get the full file path from the box. Just to echo it, or something.

For what?

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just use a text field then.....

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The client-side path?

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A file input box will have a browse button allowing the visitor to browse their hard drives, so i gather a client side path, and a text input box would not allow the visitor to browse their hard drives (not all users have have a path in the address bar of an explorer windows let alone able to copy and paste it).

The onchange function may well be able to assign the data in the input box to a hidden input field for the form submission.

You can't find out the full path for security reasons. So sorry, it can't be done.