# Uploading images to folder on server

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-images-to-folder-on-server/198686>\
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**Created:** [August 27, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-images-to-folder-on-server/198686 "2006-08-27T19:19:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![dru\_nasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dru\_nasty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dru_nasty)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-images-to-folder-on-server/198686/1 "2006-08-27T19:19:12Z")

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got this script from [php.net](http://php.net) and only changed the directory where i want images to be uploaded to but it’s not working.

here is my form:

```auto

<!-- The data encoding type, enctype, MUST be specified as below -->
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upload_file_script.php" method="POST">
    <!-- MAX_FILE_SIZE must precede the file input field -->
    <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30000" />
    <!-- Name of input element determines name in $_FILES array -->
    Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file" />
    <input type="submit" value="Send File" />
</form>

```

and here is upload\_file\_script.php:

```php

<?php
// In PHP versions earlier than 4.1.0, $HTTP_POST_FILES should be used instead
 // of $_FILES.

$uploaddir = 'uploads';
$uploadfile = $uploaddir . basename($_FILES['userfile']['name']);
echo '<pre>';
 if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $uploadfile)) {
    echo "File is valid, and was successfully uploaded.
";
 } else {
    echo "Possible file upload attack!
";
 }

 echo 'Here is some more debugging info:';
print_r($_FILES);

 print "</pre>";

?>

```

I changed $uploaddir to uploads (which is a folder i have on the server in the same directory as the form and script). but i keep getting a parse error. Anyone know what’s up?