upload file with jquery

Question

I want to upload a file with ajax

here is my code php, html:

<form action="uploadVideo.php" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">  
    <input type="file" name="choosefilebtn" id="choosefilebtn"  size="50" /> 
    <input type="button" class="uploadbutton" value="upload" name="uploadbtn" id="uploadbtn" />     
</form>

jquery:

$(function() {
    $('#uploadbtn').click(function() {
        var filename = $('#choosefilebtn').val();
        alert(filename);
        $.ajax({
            type: "POST",
            url: "uploadVideo.php",
            enctype: 'multipart/form-data',
            data: {
                file: filename
            },
            success: function() {
                alert("Data Uploaded: ");
            }
        });
    });
});

when I use type sumbmit for upload button ( without ajax) it works, but with ajax it doesnt work, can any body help me, Thanks

---

Edit: Added uploadVideo.php code

$publish->remotehost=$ftpremotehost;
$publish->username=$ftpusername;
$publish->password=$ftppassword;
$publish->remotedir=CONSTANT_SERVERROOT.$folderName;
$publish->filename=$_FILES['choosefilebtn']['name'];
$publish->FTPLogin();
$publish->filecontent = fread( fopen($_FILES['choosefilebtn']['tmp_name'], "rb"), 
                                     $_FILES['choosefilebtn']['size']);
$publish->makedir($publish->remotedir);
$result=$publish->Publish();

Answer 1

You'll notice with the ajax call you are sending the filename, and not the contents of that file:

    $.ajax({
        //...
        data: {
            file: filename //just a name, no file contents!
        },
        //...
    });

the only way that I am aware of sending file data via ajax is using a hidden iframe and submitting a form to that

i.e. have

<iframe style="display: none" id="formtarget" />
<form action="uploadVideo.php" method="POST"  enctype="multipart/form-data"
    target="formtarget">  
    <input type="file" name="choosefilebtn" id="choosefilebtn"  size="50" /> 
    <input type="button" class="uploadbutton" value="upload" name="uploadbtn" id="uploadbtn" />     
</form>