File upload does not work on cakePHP 2.x - cakephp

Question

I am trying to upload the user pictures, but with the following example nothing is getting saved into the database and no errors are given. I know that the validation has to be done and it will once I get the files to be stored.
Here are the snippets from the view file:
<?php
echo $this->Form->create('User', array('enctype' => 'multipart/form-data'));
echo $this->form->input('upload', array('type' => 'file'));
echo $this->Form->end('Submit');
?>
The controller:
public function add() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if(!empty($this->data['User']['upload']['name'])){
$file = $this->data['User']['upload'];
move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], WWW_ROOT . 'img/uploads/users/' . $file['name']);
$this->data['User']['image'] = $file['name'];
}
if ($this->User->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash('The employee has been saved');
$this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('The employee could not be saved. Please, try again.');
}
}
}

Answer 1

change your view like this
<?php echo $this->Form->file('Document.submittedfile'); ?>
and your controller like this
public function fileupload() {
if ($this->request->is('post') || $this->request->is('put')) {
//die();
$file = $this->request->data['Document']['submittedfile'];
//$this->pdfadd1->save($this->request->data);
move_uploaded_file($this->data['Document']['submittedfile']['tmp_name'], $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/cakephp3/cakephp1/cakephp/app/webroot/files/' . $this->data['Document']['submittedfile']['name']);
if ($this->User->save($this->request->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Thanks for the submission'));
return $this->redirect(array('controller' => 'users','action' => 'index'));
}
}
dnt forget to create a folder in webroot or in any other place(for uploaded files)

Answer 2

Check the following link :
http://www.jamesfairhurst.co.uk/posts/view/uploading_files_and_images_with_cakephp
public function uploadFilesIphone($folder, $formdata, $replace , $itemId = null) {
// setup dir names absolute and relative
$folder_url = WWW_ROOT.$folder;
$rel_url = $folder; //echo
// create the folder if it does not exist
if(!is_dir($folder_url)) {
mkdir($folder_url);
}
// if itemId is set create an item folder
if($itemId) {
// set new absolute folder
$folder_url = WWW_ROOT.$folder.'/'.$itemId;
// set new relative folder
$rel_url = $folder.'/'.$itemId;
// create directory
if(!is_dir($folder_url)) {
mkdir($folder_url);
}
}
// list of permitted file types, this is only images but documents can be added
$permitted = array('image/gif','image/jpeg','image/pjpeg','image/png','application/octet-stream');
// loop through and deal with the files;
$key = array();
$value = array();
foreach($formdata as $key => $value)
{
if($key == is_array($value))
{
$filename = str_replace(".", $replace , $value['name']);
}
// replace spaces with underscores
// assume filetype is false
$typeOK = false;
// check filetype is ok
foreach($permitted as $type)
{
if($key == is_array($value))
{
if($type == $value['type'])
{
$typeOK = true;
break;
}
}
}
// if file type ok upload the file
if($typeOK) {
// switch based on error code
if($key == is_array($value))
{
switch($value['error'])
{
case 0:
// check filename already exists
if(!file_exists($folder_url.'/'.$filename))
{
// create full filename
$full_url = $folder_url.'/'.$filename;
$url = $rel_url.'/'.$filename;
// upload the file
if($key == is_array($value))
{
$success = move_uploaded_file($value['tmp_name'], $url);
}
}
else
{
// create unique filename and upload file
// ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/London');
$now = date('Y-m-d-His');
$full_url = $folder_url.'/'.$now.$filename;
$url = $rel_url.'/'.$now.$filename;
if($key == is_array($value))
{
$success = move_uploaded_file($value['tmp_name'], $url);
}
}
// if upload was successful
if($success)
{
// save the url of the file
$result['urls'][] = $url;
}
else
{
$result['errors'][] = "Error uploaded $filename. Please try again.";
}
break;
case 3:
// an error occured
$result['errors'][] = "Error uploading $filename. Please try again.";
break;
default:
// an error occured
$result['errors'][] = "System error uploading $filename. Contact webmaster.";
break;
}
}
elseif($value['error'] == 4)
{
// no file was selected for upload
$result['nofiles'][] = "No file Selected";
}
else
{
// unacceptable file type
$result['errors'][] = "$filename cannot be uploaded. Acceptable file types: gif, jpg, png.";
}
}
}
return $result;
}