PHP | is_uploaded_file( ) Function

The is_uploaded_file() function in PHP is an inbuilt function which is used to check whether the specified file uploaded via HTTP POST or not. The name of the file is sent as a parameter to the is_uploaded_file() function and it returns True if the file is uploaded via HTTP POST. This function can be used to ensure that a malicious user hasn't tried to trick the script into working on files upon which it should not be working. Syntax:

bool is_uploaded_file($file)

Parameters Used: This function accepts single parameter $file.

• $file: It is a mandatory parameter which specifies the file.

Return Value: It returns True if the $file uploaded via HTTP POST. It returns true on success or false in failure. For proper working, the function is_uploaded_file() needs an argument like $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], - the name of the uploaded file on the clients machine $_FILES['userfile']['name'] does not work. Exceptions

• An E_WARNING is emitted on failure.
• The result of this function are cached and therefore the clearstatcache() function is used to clear the cache.
• is_uploaded_file() function returns false for non-existent files.

Below programs illustrate the is_uploaded_file() function. Program 1: php

<?php // PHP program to illustrate is_uploaded_file() function. $myfile = "gfg.txt"; // checking whether the file is uploaded via HTTP POST if (is_uploaded_file($file)) echo ("$file is uploaded via HTTP POST"); else echo ("$file is not uploaded via HTTP POST"); ?> 

Output:

 gfg.txt is not uploaded via HTTP POST 

Program 2: php

<?php // checking whether the file is uploaded via HTTP POST if (is_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['gfg.txt'])) { echo "File ". $_FILES['userfile']['gfg.txt'] . " uploaded successfully.\n"; // displaying contents of the uploaded file echo "Contents of the file are :\n"; readfile($_FILES['userfile']['gfg.txt']); } else { echo "File ". $_FILES['userfile']['gfg.txt'] . " not uploaded successfully.\n"; } ?> 

Output:

 File gfg.txt uploaded successfully. Contents of the file are : Portal for geeks! 

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.is-uploaded-file.php