How to upload a file using a PHP script??

[bishisht]

can anyone tell me how can I design a simple form through PHP that can upload pdf/doc file to a server using database along with the data submitted in the form?

[Digwnews]

What's the problem?

upload.php

<?php
if(!$_POST['go'])
{
echo '<form action=upload.php method=post enctype=multipart/form-data>
<input type=hidden name=go value=go>
<input type=file name=uploadfile>
<input type=submit value=Upload></form>';
}
else
{
copy($_FILES['uploadfile']['tmp_name'],"uploads/".basename($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']));
echo 'Uploaded!';
}
?>

File will be in "uploads" directory.

[Orjan]

But it wasn't saving to file that was asked for...
but these two tutorials help you out good:
Tutorial: Storing Images in MySQL with PHP
Tutorial: Storing Images in MySQL with PHP / Part II / Display your images

[bishisht]

copy($_FILES['uploadfile']['tmp_name'],"uploads/".basename($_FILES['uploadfile']['name']));


well m confused in this line. how the two variables uploadfile and tmp_name works?

[Orjan]

uploadname is the name of the input tag in your html, tmp_name contains a randomized name of the file while temporary stored on the server to be handled by you.
you can try print_r($_FILES) and see how the array looks like and what info you can receive from the file upload process.