Form Upload In PHP, Why Cant I Upload CSV?

Hey guys...

I'm trying to upload a CSV file via form. Im trying to limit my filetypes to only CSV...but it is not letting me upload..

I can do it fine with jpeg/gif etc but not csv.. any ideas?

check out my code please:


$types = array('image/jpeg', 'text/csv');

$target_path = "data/uploads/";
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);

if (in_array($_FILES['uploadedfile']['type'], $types)) {
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
$success = "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded successfully.";
} else{
$error = "<img src=\"../images/error-1.png\">" . " There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
} else {
$error = "<img src=\"../images/error-1.png\">" . " You can only upload a CSV file! " . "<strong><a href=\"update.php\">Try Again</a></strong>";
}

echo "Upload: " . $_FILES["uploadedfile"]["name"] . "<br />";
echo "Type: " . $_FILES["uploadedfile"]["type"] . "<br />";
echo "Size: " . ($_FILES["uploadedfile"]["size"] / 1024) . " Kb<br />";
echo "Stored in: " . $_FILES["uploadedfile"]["tmp_name"];


When i upload a photo, all my echos work fine, and it moves the file to my server. When i try to upload a CSV it does not move the file and gives me my error.

Any ideas?


Thanks,
-Tim

 

I just added 'text/comma-separated-values' as part of the array and it successfully uploaded the file.

BUT it was a brand new CSV I made in excel.

It will still not upload the CSV that I want... Is it a specific csv type i need to allow? im so confused... ugh.

 

SOLVED.

File size issue on my form page. I removed it and now works like a charm.. -blushy face-

 

They are often coded as plain text "text/plain" and not "text/comma-separated-values". Not sure if that's a problem, but if it isn't from excel it may have a different content type.

 

also, make sure you're saving it as a csv now xls out of excel ... different worlds