[SOLVED]how to find the value of an input file

[Safwen]

hi guys,

i want to find the $_FILES[] values (name , size etc) of an input file field in my form

it seems that

Tools::getValue("image");

doesn't work when i print the result.

 

so i have tried that

var_dump($_FILES['image']);

but i get nothing just an empty array.

 

how to do that please ? thanks in advance

[Safwen]

it seems that the value of the input file is ignored by prestashop

[vekia]

may i know how your form looks like? you use correct form enctype?

[Safwen]

yes it is all right

 

<form name= "myform" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="add_product.php">

Edited August 30, 2013 by Safwen (see edit history)

[vekia]

that's right, it looks well.

So, you've got <input type="file" name="images" /> and when you add file to it, and then - submit form

you cannot get an access to the $_FILES variable

 

this variable doesn't exist at all? can you try with var_dump($_FILES) ?

 

can you for test purposes create other input in this form, for example: <input type="text" name="testinput" value="1" />

and then try with var_dump($_POST['testinput']); - does it work well?

[Safwen]

yes with other inputs it works well but with input type=file i get null or an empty array . I don't know why

[PascalVG]

Hi Safwen,

A good place to start is here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3586919/why-would-files-be-empty-when-uploading-files-to-php

 

Some checklists and good comments.

 

Hope this helps,

pascal

[Safwen]

i have solved that  instead of that 

<form name= "myform" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="add_product.php">

i put that 

<form name="myform" id="myform" action="{$request_uri|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">

everything is going well now

Edited September 2, 2013 by Safwen (see edit history)

[PascalVG]

Thanks for sharing the solution!

 

I'll mark the topic as solved,

pascal