I want to get a file from a url and copy it to a directory on my server. Not only that but i want to be able to get the file size of the actual file before it is really copied to my server.

I know about the Copy() function but how would i get a the file size or type before the script actually puts it on my server? This would be useful if i did not want people to upload .html files and such.

Thanks in advance!

Micro

here ya go:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file.php

and...
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.filesize.php

Thanks but can you give me a script example, i dont really get it.

http://www.frihost.com/users/sonam/blog/vp-82594.html

Shivaji

thanks, but i need to upload through URL not local files.

Try something lie this:

PHP Code:

<?php
$url = "http://myurl.com/file.html";
$newlocation = "/home/USERNAME/public_html/copiedfiles/";
 $newfilename = "newfile"; // what the file will be called in the new location.
$ext = 'html'; //



if(file_exists($url)) //Check the file exists
{
$filesize = file_size($url);

if() // Add whatever kind of validation or whatever here
{
if(copy($url, $newlocation.$newfilename.'.'.$ext))
{
echo "File Successfully copied from $url to $newlocation";
}
else {
echo 'Copy failed';
}
}
else {
echo 'the file size caused a error!';
}

I havent tested it, i think its right...hope it works.
Thanks to Dansgalaxy, yes he's the so called "genius" that wrote this.

I would like to point out the above code was written by me... On JoshyD's pc in his bedroom. so if it works could i get the credit please

if it dont work i am happy for josh to look like a idiot
Dan

dude you told them that on the end of my post, all i did was change it a little bit to take the mick out of you always calling yourself a genius, i havent taken out the bit that says you wrote it.

haha-ha

Thanks for that code, but first the "file_size()" function is "filesize()" and that wont work because it will not work remotely, I think that PHP5 is the only thing that will support the php:// wrappers.

So for anybody else out there i need somthing that can read the file size remotly WITH using PHP4.

okay i have found some bits to read the remote file size, but it seems to only be able to do images not .php .txt etc

Does your needs require it to read these files?

Actually yes, Also i was wondering if some one here could come up with a function that could convert the variable for whatever the URL information is to the $_FILE variable so it could be more compatible with current scripts. I would pay someone to do this if they could do it right!

so like: $file_url_name could be converted to, $_file['name']

and $file_url_size could converted to $_file['size']

I really would pay someone to do this if possible, Thanks!

i have to be honest here all this could be done simply like that if it downlaods the file to a temp dir gets all these variables and then if if fails validation or whatever and you dont want it you have the file deleted at the end of the script, this would make it simple and nice and easy.

Email/PM me with all the bits you need for this script and i can probably knock somethin g up

Hope to hear from you soon
Dan

If you want to know the size of remote file before actually downloading it to not download if it is too large, you should use curl extension or exec() curl or wget or whatever and analyze the Content-Length header. If you will download the file anyway, then you may simply download it with curl extension or exec() curl or wget or whatever else and then just treat it like it was uploaded through multipart POST. Nothing will prevent you from doing $_FILES['myfile']['fsize'] = filesize($downloadedFile);

When i was looking it up i came accross a couple of curl bits but didnt really have time to read.
okay got your PM Microcolt but will have to put you on hold for a bit

dude, Dan, your an idiot, you dont offer a service then put them on hold, unless you say that you will in your offer, thats just annoying...btw are you ever planning on doing anything for your website or are we going to stop now that i have finished my part?

Shut up josh i have only just got back from my meeting and and will be launching the charity site within the next week, thats all.

i was going out so i couldnt provide a free service.

Dan