[Ani]

I want to upload a file using Chtml in Yii. Table have 3 fields( id, name, attachment). In the index.php had following code.

<form>
    <?php $name='abcd'; ?>
    <?php echo CHtml::textArea('Text', '',array('maxlength' => 300, 'rows' => 4, 'cols' => 30)); ?>
    <?php  echo CHtml::button('Send', array('submit' => array('site/contact','name'=>$name)));  ?>
</form>

Controller action

public function actionContact()
        {
            $model= new Message;
            $name=$_REQUEST['name'];
            if(isset['$_REQUEST['name'])
            {
               $model->name=$name;
               $model->save();
            }
         }

I want to add file attachment to this form. How save the file name in database field and file in folder using chtml?

[KonApaz]

Hi Rvr101

according to
http://www.yiiframew...-using-a-model/

You can do almost that you want

The extra code you have to write is the save of file name in database by below code

$model->nameImage = $model->image; //add this code

if($model->save())
     {....

obviously you have to add the extra field named 'nameImage' in your AR model

[Ani]

How upload a file without $model in the form?

[KonApaz]

Rvr101, on 23 January 2013 - 07:42 AM, said:

How upload a file without $model in the form?

Using pure php code
http://www.tizag.com.../fileupload.php

[Ani]

KonApaz, on 23 January 2013 - 08:38 AM, said:

Using pure php code
http://www.tizag.com.../fileupload.php

In Yii how it possible?

[PrplHaz4]

Rvr101, on 23 January 2013 - 11:10 AM, said:

In Yii how it possible?

http://www.yiiframew...ileField-detail

Quote

Generates a file input. Note, you have to set the enclosing form's 'enctype' attribute to be 'multipart/form-data'. After the form is submitted, the uploaded file information can be obtained via $_FILES[$name] (see PHP documentation).

[Anthony Gough]

Yii allows you to upload a file and store the file name in your database fairly simply. In your view make sure you include 'multipart/form-data' - example view

<?php /** @var BootActiveForm $form */
$form = $this->beginWidget('bootstrap.widgets.TbActiveForm', array(
    'id'=>'verticalForm',
    'htmlOptions'=>array('class'=>'well','enctype' => 'multipart/form-data'),
)); ?>

<div class="row">
		<?php echo $form->labelEx($model,'file_name'); ?>
		<?php echo CHtml::activeFileField($model,'file_name', array("style"=>"color:green;")); ?>
		<?php echo $form->error($model,'file_name'); ?>
</div>

Then in your controller you can use something like

public function actionCreate()
	{
		$model=new NewTask;
		$dir = Yii::getPathOfAlias('application.uploads');
		if(isset($_POST['NewTask']))
		{
			$model->attributes=$_POST['NewTask'];
			$model->file_name=CUploadedFile::getInstance($model,'file_name');
			$nf = $model->file_name;
			if($model->save())
			{
				$model->file_name->saveAs($dir.'/'.$fn);
				$model->file_name = $fn;
				$model->save();
........

Obviously you need to set up your database table (in this example file name is stored in attribute file_name). So in your model you can set some rules - in this example I only allow upload of xml files

public function rules()
	{
		return array(
			array('file_name', 'file', 'on'=>'insert',
				'types'=>'xml',),
			array('file_name', 'file', 'on'=>'update',
				'allowEmpty'=>true,
				'types'=>'xml',),
.....

Read CUploadedFile

[Ani]

Thanks for all rplys.