How to get full filepath when uploading files in PHP?

Question

I really want to know how am I gonna get the full filepath when I upload a file in PHP?

Here\'s my my problem...

I am importing a csv file in PHP. Uploading a fi

Answer 1

The ['name'] refers to the original filename on the users computer. That's no use to you, in particular because it might be empty. (Or it can contain fake values, causing a directory traversal exploit. So, just avoid it.)

You need to use the ['tmp_name'] which is a server-absolute path like /tmp/upload85728 that can be used for fopen() or move_uploaded_file().