1   2008-04-15 documentation

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/index.php

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2   2008-04-15 functions of script mcb_retreat/php/symp_reg.php

• connect to postgresql db

• insert stuff into db

• a form with a file attached. enctype="multipart/form-data" is a required attribute for this kind of form:

  <form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" name="abstract" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>">
  

• file is in the _FILES array. $abs_file=$_FILES['abs_file']["tmp_name"];. tmp_name and name are different. The former is the temporary file name including path on the server. The latter is the original file name on the client.

• upload a file. move_uploaded_file($abs_file, $target_path);

• string operation. trim() strtolower(). concatenation by dot (.).

• encode file data and submit into db column (type=text). $abs_file_data = base64_encode($abs_binary); pg_escape_bytea is a similar function for binary column type (bytea).