I have an upload form where users can upload images that are currently being uploaded to a folder I made called 'temp' and their locations are saved in an array called $_SESSION['uploaded_photos']. Once the user pushes the 'Next Page' button, I want it to move the files to a new folder that is dynamically created right before that.
if(isset($_POST['next_page'])) {
if (!is_dir('../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id'])) {
mkdir('../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id']);
}
foreach($_SESSION['uploaded_photos'] as $key => $value) {
$target_path = '../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id'].'/';
$target_path = $target_path . basename($value);
if(move_uploaded_file($value, $target_path)) {
echo "The file ". basename($value). " has been uploaded<br />";
} else{
echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
} //end foreach
} //end if isset next_page
An example for a $value that is being used is:
../images/uploads/temp/IMG_0002.jpg
And an example of a $target_path that is being used is:
../images/uploads/listers/186/IMG_0002.jpg
I can see the file sitting in the temp folder, both of those paths look good to me and I checked to make sure that the mkdir function actually created the folder which it did well.
How can I move a file to another folder using php?
As I read your scenario, it looks like you've handled the upload and moved the files to your 'temp' folder, and now you want to move the file when they perfom a new action (clicking on the Next button).
As far as PHP is concerned - the files in your 'temp' are not uploaded files anymore, so you can no longer use move_uploaded_file.
All you need to do is use rename:
if(isset($_POST['next_page'])) {
if (!is_dir('../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id'])) {
mkdir('../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id']);
}
foreach($_SESSION['uploaded_photos'] as $key => $value) {
$target_path = '../images/uploads/listers/'.$_SESSION['loggedin_lister_id'].'/';
$target_path = $target_path . basename($value);
if(rename($value, $target_path)) {
echo "The file ". basename($value). " has been uploaded<br />";
} else{
echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
} //end foreach
} //end if isset next_page
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