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phpwinapiuploadrealpath

Get realpath of uploaded file

I need to get the aboslute path of a file uploaded by the user in PHP. How can I do that? Im doing this cause I need to post the information to an API via cURL

Solution

  • The file path is stored in the $_FILES array - just apply realpath to that

    realpath($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name']);

    A few points:

    • Check that the file is the uploaded file with is_uploaded_file
    • Move it to a new location using move_uploaded_file
    • The API you're after will want a url for the file - rather than a file path - assuming the api is not on the same server