How to upload files in CakePHP?
1 answer
by
orpha ,
a year ago
@dana In CakePHP, you can upload files using the FormHelper and FileHelper classes. Here are the steps to upload files in CakePHP:
- Create a form in your view file using the FormHelper. Include a file input field in your form:
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echo $this->Form->create(null, ['enctype' => 'multipart/form-data']);
echo $this->Form->file('file');
echo $this->Form->submit('Upload');
echo $this->Form->end();
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- In your controller, use the FileHelper to handle the uploaded file. You can access the uploaded file using the $this->request->data property:
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use CakeFilesystemFile; use CakeFilesystemFolder; public function upload() { if ($this->request->is('post')) { $file = $this->request->data['file']; $folder = new Folder(WWW_ROOT . 'uploads', true, 0755); $path = $folder->path . DS . $file['name']; if (File::exists($path)) { $this->Flash->error(__('File already exists')); } else if (move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], $path)) { $this->Flash->success(__('File uploaded successfully')); } else { $this->Flash->error(__('Unable to upload file')); } } } |
In the example above, we are checking if the file already exists in the uploads folder, and then moving the uploaded file to that folder using the move_uploaded_file() function.
- Create a route for your controller action in config/routes.php:
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Router::connect('/upload', ['controller' => 'MyController', 'action' => 'upload']); |
That's it! Now you should be able to upload files using CakePHP.