Hello,
How can I retrieve the full path name of a file a user has just uploaded using my script? The script uses a form with an input type="file".
the $_FILE['userfile']['name'], $HTTP_POST_FILES['userfile']['name'] and $userfile_name only produce the file name that was uploaded. I want the dirname as well.
Thanks

$_FILE['userfile']['tmp_name']

that will give you the path to the temp file that php makes

Thanks Drizzt but the variable you suggest first of all does not exist. Secondly, this variable contains the path to tmp file created on my server. What I want is the path to the actual file on the user's computer. For example: C:\MyDocuments\somefolder\somefile.doc

Thanks again, please help

no its exists but that one is spelled wrong sorry, $_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'].
use print_r($_FILES) you'll see it.

I tried once to do what you are doing and didnt have any success getting that info from php. You could use some javascript to update a hidden text feild with that possibly?

good luck