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my hosting directory permissions is writeable but still i recieved in 0kb files came form my upload page.

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Brief diagnosis and focused checklist for (and as requested): files arriving as 0 KB are usually not a mysterious PHP bug but one of these categories — upload was rejected/truncated by PHP (config limits or tmp-dir problems), client-side JS prevented a proper multipart POST, or the script wrote an empty file after upload. The posted handler does a straight move but does not print the upload error or debug info, so the next step is to inspect what PHP actually received.

Quick, non-destructive debug to drop into the top of the upload handler (temporary):

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

// quick dump to see what arrived
var_export($_FILES);
if (isset($_FILES['uploadedfile'])) {
    echo "\nerror=" . $_FILES['uploadedfile']['error'] . "\n";
    echo "size=" . $_FILES['uploadedfile']['size'] . "\n";
}

Key things to check after that dump:

  • Interpret the numeric error value (0 = OK; 1 = exceeds php.ini upload_max_filesize; 2 = exceeds form MAX_FILE_SIZE; 3 = partial upload; 4 = no file; 6 = missing tmp dir; 7 = failed write; 8 = extension stopped it).
  • Confirm size is non-zero and tmp_name points to an actual file.
  • Check php.ini settings: upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, file_uploads, and upload_tmp_dir. Also verify disk space and tmp-dir permissions.

Practical fixes and cautions:

  • Use absolute paths (or __DIR__) for the destination to avoid relative-path confusion with ../databank/temp/. Confirm that directory exists and is writable by the web server.
  • Temporarily remove or bypass the onclick="req()" JS on the submit button — client-side handlers commonly prevent a proper multipart POST when they replace the submit with an AJAX call that doesn't send FormData.
  • If the error code shows INI or FORM size limits, increase upload_max_filesize and post_max_size (and restart PHP) or lower the form MAX_FILE_SIZE.
  • Add explicit checks for the upload error and for is_uploaded_file() before moving; log failures to the server error log for later inspection.

Those steps isolate whether the problem is configuration, client-side, or server-side file I/O; once the var_export($_FILES) output is available, the specific cause will be clear.

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Member Avatar for Szabi Zsoldos

can you post the code from the upload from your script ?

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<form name="frmUpload" id="frmUpload" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="../dplocation/reupload.php" method="POST" class="appForm">
                        First Name<span class="s2"></span>Middle Name<span class="s3"></span>Last Name<br>
                        <input type="text" name="fName" id="fName" class="tb1"><span class="s1"></span><input type="text" name="mName" id="mName" class="tb1"><span class="s1"></span><input type="text" name="lName" id="lName" class="tb1"><br>
                        Home Address<span class="s4"></span>Contact No.<br>
                        <input type="text" name="hAdd" id="hAdd" class="tb2"><span class="s1"></span><input type="text" name="cNo" class="tb1" id="cNo"><br>
                        Email Address<br>
                        <input type="text" name="eAdd" id="eAdd" class="tb1"><br><br>
                        <span class="career-title">Educational Background</span><br>
                        Educational Attainment<span class="s5"></span>Title/Course<span class="s6"></span>Graduate Year<br>
                        <!--<input type="text" name="eAtt" class="tb1">-->
                            <select name="eAtt" class="selectjobs">
                                <option value=""></option>
                                <option value="Masters">Masters</option>
                                <option value="College">College</option>
                                <option value="Vocational">Vocational</option>
                                <option value="Highschool">Highschool</option>
                                <option value="Elementary">Elementary</option>
                                <option value="Others">Others</option>
                            </select>
                                <span class="s1"></span><input type="text" name="tandc" id="tandc" class="tb1"><span class="s1"></span><input type="text" name="sy" class="tb1"><br><br>
                                <span class="career-title">File Application</span><br>
                                    Position<span class="fa1"></span>Resume Databank<br>
                                    <select name="pApp" class="selectjobs" id="selectposition">
                                        <option value=""></option>
                                        <option value="Operaion Staff">Operaion Staff</option>
                                        <option value="Sales Executive">Sales Executive</option>
                                        <option value="Promodizer">Promodizer</option>
                                        <option value="Project Coordinator">Project Coordinator</option>
                                        <option value="Delivery Coordinator">Delivery Coordinator</option>
                                        <option value="Warehouse Helper">Warehouse Helper</option>
                                        <option value="Driver">Driver</option>
                                    </select>
                                <!--<input type="text" name="pApp" class="tb1"><br>-->
                                <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="500000" />
                                <span class="fa2"></span><input name="uploadedfile" type="file" id="tb3"/>
                                <div id="reqnote"></div><br><br>
                                <input type="submit" value="Send Application" class="jobSend" onclick="req()">
                    </form>
Member Avatar for momonq1990 
$target_path = "../databank/temp/";
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']); 
$filename = $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name'];
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
    echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
    " has been uploaded";
} else{
    echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
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