multiple image upload

[lazarus]

hey, ive created a form to upload one image, and place the name of that image in a db, so i can call the name on other pages.

how can i use a form to allow upto 4 pics to be uploaded, and for their names to be placed in a db?

if you have any idea's i would appreciate it.

Dave

[jatar_k]

All you do is replicate the form code that you already have for the single file field.

Then you just have to do your uploading for each seperate file.

I use this for multiple uploads on one form

while ($upcount <= $imgremain) {
echo "<b>Image",$upcount,"</b>";
echo "Description ",$upcount,": <input name=\"description",$upcount,"\" size=\"50\" maxlength=\"80\">";
echo "File ",$upcount,": <input type=\"file\" name=\"userfile",$upcount,"\"><br>&nbsp;";
$upcount++;
}

they are allowed a set number of uploads so it creates a file field for each remaining upload, hence the test in the while loop. Then in the script I have

while ($imagecounter <= $max_images) {
...lots of code missing...
if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["userfile" . $imagecounter]['tmp_name'], $full_uploaddir . $tempic)) {
$desc = mysql_escape_string(${"description" . $imagecounter});
$iiq = "INSERT INTO listing_imgs VALUES (" . $newid . ",'" . $desc . "', " . $listing_id . ",'no',0,'none'," . $p_order . ",'" . $desc . "','','')";
mysql_query($iiq) or die(mysql_errno().": ".mysql_error()."<BR>");
} else {
echo "<b>",$_FILES['userfile']['name'],"</b> did not upload!";
die;
}
...lots of code missing...
$imagecounter++;
}

Where $imagecounter is incremented to control which image is being dealt with

I trimmed out a bunch of code out of both of those snippets(I may have even broken them) but you get the idea.

[Birdman]

Hello,

Here's another example of uploading multiple images [webmasterworld.com]. You have to scroll down the page to find the post called "Image upload and Thumbnail Generator".

Birdman

p.s. That script creates thumbnails too, just ignore that part.

[jatar_k]

msg 29 in that thread

The one I use is a bashed, beaten and extended version of Birdman's great contribution. ;)

[Birdman]

Thanks jatar_k! That script is actually a bashed, beaten and extended version of an example from the manual and some other stuff I found.

I think I need to look at the mysql_escape_string part you added, because I still have problems when quotes are in the descrip.

[willybfriendly]

I have been struggling with this problem for a couple of weeks now. Serendipity that you folks give me an answer out of the blue. Thanks much!

WBF

[lazarus]

thanks a lot all, thats been a great help!