Upload a File

# PHP File Upload **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 2, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-file-upload/146612 "2005-05-02T21:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![wyclef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/65b543/32.png) [@wyclef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wyclef)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-file-upload/146612/1 "2005-05-02T21:57:15Z")

Can someone help me make this script a bit more practical and secure? Right now you can type in random letters and it will upload as a file. ```auto Upload a File Your file has been uploaded.

'; } else { // Problem! print '

Your file could not be uploaded because: '; // Print a message based upon the error. switch ($_FILES['thefile']['error']) { case 1: print 'The file exceeds the upload_max_filesize setting in php.ini'; break; case 2: print 'The file exceeds the MAX_FILE_SIZE setting in the HTML form'; break; case 3: print 'The file was only partially uploaded'; break; case 4: print 'No file was uploaded'; break; } print '.

'; } } // End of SUBMIT IF. // Leave PHP and display the form. ?> ```