php FILE POST upload without save

Question

I am using a plain text file in a PhP script. Is there any way to process the file in the PhP script without saving it locally? Everywhere I see simply uploading a file and sav

Answer 1

If its text file (assuming size is not that huge) usually you could read it by

$contents= file_get_contents($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']);

If you are not sure which type of upload it was, check the request method

if(strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'])=='post')
    $contents= file_get_contents($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']);
elseif(strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'])=='put')
    $contents= file_get_contents("php://input");
else
    $contents="";