php how to test if file has been uploaded completely

Question

Is there any way to check if file has been uploaded completely on the server? My scenario: User uploads file over ftp and my other PHP task is running in cronjob. Now I would li

Answer 1

A possible solution would be to check the file size every few seconds using a loop, and if the size is the same between two loops assume it's uploaded.

something like:

    $filesize = array();
    $i = 0;
    while(file_exists('/myfile.ext')) {
    $i++;

    $filesize[$i] = filesize('/myfile.ext');

    if($filesize[$i - 1] == $filesize[$i]) {
    exit('Uploaded');
    }

sleep(5);

}