basic code for file upload in php
//This is the minimal code for an image upload for first time learners //html portion <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>ImageUpload</title> </head> <body> <form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <label>Username</label> <input type="text" name="username"> <br> <label>UploadImage</label> <input type="file" name='myfile'> <br/> <input type="submit" value="upload"> </form> </body> </html> //php portion <?php $user=$_POST['username']; $image=$_FILES['myfile']; echo "Hello $user <br/>"; echo "File Name<b>::</b> ".$image['name']; move_uploaded_file($image['tmp_name'],"photos/".$image['name']); //here the "photos" folder is in same folder as the upload.php, //otherwise complete url has to be mentioned ?>