How to easily upload files without form submission (with jQuery + AJAX)

Question

So I have some form processing code which processes the standard text inputs and also uploaded files (through the $_FILES array)

I want to have the submission done throu

Answer 1

You can try using HTML 5's file upload API, which will require they drag and drop the file into the browser window. Read more here: http://www.appelsiini.net/2009/10/html5-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload

Additionally, you can do the same thing with Google Gears (which requires an install for IE but is default on Chrome).

It is possible to detect the presence of either and degrade gracefully.