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How do you dynamically set the upload target path when using an AJAX based file uploader?

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I'm trying to implement Valum's file uploader (improved by Ben Colon https://github.com/bencolon/file-uploader ) and I'm running into a problem. Previously, my upload.php had the upload target set in accordance to certain input fields. See here:







//Directory where files are stored

if ($grade == '9')

{

$target = "storage/g9/";

}

elseif ($grade == '10')

{

$target = "storage/g10/";

}

elseif ($grade == '11')

{

$target = "storage/g11/";

}

elseif ($grade == '12')

{

$target = "storage/g12/";

}





$target = $target . $_POST['snumber'] . "." . $extension;    

move_uploaded_file($_FILES['upload']['tmp_name'], $target);







Now, with an AJAX based file uploader it starts uploading before you even hit submit so PHP doesn't get a chance to pickup the input fields to decide what the upload path is going to be, it can only go to a predefined one. To see how the AJAX file uploader does it, view their PHP on GitHub . How do I make it so the upload path changes depending on the user input fields?


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  1. Tips For AllJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:07 AM

    I believe PHP needs to know where to save the file as soon as you start uploading it. But, you can move the file once it's finished uploading, via PHP's rename() function.

    There's also move_uploaded_file() (although I've never used it myself).

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