Rather than change the variable from $_POST[‘id’] to $_GET[‘id’] do this instead:
Change this
<form action = 'modifydriveraction.php?drivers=<?php echo $row['id']; ?>' method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
to this
<form action = 'modifydriveraction.php' method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
and add this to your form input fields
<input name="id" value="<?=$row['id']?>" type="hidden" />
This will pass the id as a $_POST variable which should work for you.
no luck already just having like this doenst work
$query = "UPDATE driversnew SET name = '$name' WHERE id = '$id'";
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM driversnew WHERE id = '$id'");
could that have to with this part
$name = $_POST['name'];
or the form that is sending the cz is like this
<form action = 'modifydriveraction.php?drivers=<?php echo $row['id']; ?>' method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
could be somethng wher should be GET instead of POST or something???
i have another update form that works fine but i havent include the upload part on it shall i see what happen with that?? when i add the upload part??
This whats coming up
array(11) { [“id”]=> string(2) “82” [“name”]=> string(9) “skysports” [“location”]=> string(8) “location” [“date_of_birth”]=> string(12) “dateof birth” [“car_number”]=> string(9) “carnumber” [“favourite_track”]=> string(14) “favourite trck” [“least_favourite_track”]=> string(20) “least favourite trck” [“achievements”]=> string(11) “achivements” [“sponsors”]=> string(8) “sponsors” [“email”]=> string(8) “dnt know” [“image”]=> string(14) “1284942808.jpg” }
array(1) {
[“image”]=>
array(5) {
[“name”]=>
string(7) “atm.jpg”
[“type”]=>
string(10) “image/jpeg”
[“tmp_name”]=>
string(24) “C:\xampp\ mp\php79BD.tmp”
[“error”]=>
int(0)
[“size”]=>
int(2059)
}
}
this the whole script
<?php
define('ROOT_DIR', './');
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'news');
define('PROPER', TRUE);
/**
* include common files
*/
include_once(ROOT_DIR. 'includes/common.inc.php');
//define a maxim size for the uploaded images
define ("MAX_SIZE","100");
// define the width and height for the thumbnail
// note that theese dimmensions are considered the maximum dimmension and are not fixed,
// because we have to keep the image ratio intact or it will be deformed
define ("WIDTH","150");
define ("HEIGHT","100");
// this is the function that will create the thumbnail image from the uploaded image
// the resize will be done considering the width and height defined, but without deforming the image
function make_thumb($img_name,$filename,$new_w,$new_h)
{
//get image extension.
$ext=getExtension($img_name);
//creates the new image using the appropriate function from gd library
if(!strcmp("jpg",$ext) || !strcmp("jpeg",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefromjpeg($img_name);
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefrompng($img_name);
//gets the dimmensions of the image
$old_x=imageSX($src_img);
$old_y=imageSY($src_img);
// next we will calculate the new dimmensions for the thumbnail image
// the next steps will be taken:
// 1. calculate the ratio by dividing the old dimmensions with the new ones
// 2. if the ratio for the width is higher, the width will remain the one define in WIDTH variable
// and the height will be calculated so the image ratio will not change
// 3. otherwise we will use the height ratio for the image
// as a result, only one of the dimmensions will be from the fixed ones
$ratio1=$old_x/$new_w;
$ratio2=$old_y/$new_h;
if($ratio1>$ratio2) {
$thumb_w=$new_w;
$thumb_h=$old_y/$ratio1;
}
else {
$thumb_h=$new_h;
$thumb_w=$old_x/$ratio2;
}
// we create a new image with the new dimmensions
$dst_img=ImageCreateTrueColor($thumb_w,$thumb_h);
// resize the big image to the new created one
imagecopyresampled($dst_img,$src_img,0,0,0,0,$thumb_w,$thumb_h,$old_x,$old_y);
// output the created image to the file. Now we will have the thumbnail into the file named by $filename
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
imagepng($dst_img,$filename);
else
imagejpeg($dst_img,$filename);
//destroys source and destination images.
imagedestroy($dst_img);
imagedestroy($src_img);
}
// This function reads the extension of the file.
// It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}
// This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures. If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
// checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
// if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
// get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
// get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
// if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error, print an error message
//and will not upload the file, otherwise we continue
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png"))
{
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// get the size of the image in bytes
// $_FILES[\\'image\\'][\\'tmp_name\\'] is the temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=getimagesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
$sizekb=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($sizekb > MAX_SIZE*2024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// the new thumbnail image will be placed in images/thumbs/ folder
$thumb_name='images/thumbs/'.$image_name;
// call the function that will create the thumbnail. The function will get as parameters
//the image name, the thumbnail name and the width and height desired for the thumbnail
$thumb=make_thumb($newname,$thumb_name,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
}} }}
//If no errors registred, print the success message and show the thumbnail image created
//If no errors registred, print the success message and show the thumbnail image created
$id = $_POST['id'] ;
$name = $_POST['name'];
$location = $_POST['location'];
$date_of_birth = $_POST['date_of_birth'];
$car_number = $_POST['car_number'];
$favourite_track = $_POST['favourite_track'];
$least_favourite_track = $_POST['least_favourite_track'];
$achievements = $_POST['achievements'];
$sponsors = $_POST['sponsors'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$image_name = $_FILES['image_name'];
$query = "UPDATE driversnew SET name = '$name', location = '$location', date_of_birth='$date_of_birth', car_number='$car_number', favourite_track='$favourite_track', least_favourite_track='$least_favourite_track', achievements='$achievements', sponsors='$sponsors', email='$email', image_name='$image_name' WHERE id = '$id'";
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM driversnew WHERE id = '$id'");
var_dump($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result));
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($_FILES);
echo '</pre>';
echo "<h1>Thumbnail created Successfully!</h1>";
echo '<img src="'.$image_name.'">';
echo ''.$name.''; echo'<br />';
echo ''.$newname.'';
?>
Okay so failing to write to the database. Can you perform a SELECT on the database with the id as the argument?
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM driversnew WHERE id = '$id'");
var_dump($result);
says
bool(false)
do u mean like this??
$image_name = $_FILES['image_image'];
sorry yeah i noticed i changed that to
$image_name = $_FILES[‘image_name’];
but still doenst update or upload but if i echo image_name it display the new value i put but just doesnt go to the database
yeah the database connection is the include at the top now that upload script works perfectly with the insert just doenst with the update test the insert bellow… work fine then just try take off the insert query and add ur own update see if it will work???
insert.php
<?php
define('ROOT_DIR', './');
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'news');
define('PROPER', TRUE);
/**
* include common files
*/
include_once(ROOT_DIR. 'includes/common.inc.php');
//define a maxim size for the uploaded images
define ("MAX_SIZE","100");
// define the width and height for the thumbnail
// note that theese dimmensions are considered the maximum dimmension and are not fixed,
// because we have to keep the image ratio intact or it will be deformed
define ("WIDTH","150");
define ("HEIGHT","100");
// this is the function that will create the thumbnail image from the uploaded image
// the resize will be done considering the width and height defined, but without deforming the image
function make_thumb($img_name,$filename,$new_w,$new_h)
{
//get image extension.
$ext=getExtension($img_name);
//creates the new image using the appropriate function from gd library
if(!strcmp("jpg",$ext) || !strcmp("jpeg",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefromjpeg($img_name);
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefrompng($img_name);
//gets the dimmensions of the image
$old_x=imageSX($src_img);
$old_y=imageSY($src_img);
// next we will calculate the new dimmensions for the thumbnail image
// the next steps will be taken:
// 1. calculate the ratio by dividing the old dimmensions with the new ones
// 2. if the ratio for the width is higher, the width will remain the one define in WIDTH variable
// and the height will be calculated so the image ratio will not change
// 3. otherwise we will use the height ratio for the image
// as a result, only one of the dimmensions will be from the fixed ones
$ratio1=$old_x/$new_w;
$ratio2=$old_y/$new_h;
if($ratio1>$ratio2) {
$thumb_w=$new_w;
$thumb_h=$old_y/$ratio1;
}
else {
$thumb_h=$new_h;
$thumb_w=$old_x/$ratio2;
}
// we create a new image with the new dimmensions
$dst_img=ImageCreateTrueColor($thumb_w,$thumb_h);
// resize the big image to the new created one
imagecopyresampled($dst_img,$src_img,0,0,0,0,$thumb_w,$thumb_h,$old_x,$old_y);
// output the created image to the file. Now we will have the thumbnail into the file named by $filename
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
imagepng($dst_img,$filename);
else
imagejpeg($dst_img,$filename);
//destroys source and destination images.
imagedestroy($dst_img);
imagedestroy($src_img);
}
// This function reads the extension of the file.
// It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}
// This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures. If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
// checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
// if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
// get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
// get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
// if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error, print an error message
//and will not upload the file, otherwise we continue
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png"))
{
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// get the size of the image in bytes
// $_FILES[\\'image\\'][\\'tmp_name\\'] is the temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=getimagesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
$sizekb=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($sizekb > MAX_SIZE*2024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// the new thumbnail image will be placed in images/thumbs/ folder
$thumb_name='images/thumbs/'.$image_name;
// call the function that will create the thumbnail. The function will get as parameters
//the image name, the thumbnail name and the width and height desired for the thumbnail
$thumb=make_thumb($newname,$thumb_name,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
}} }}
//If no errors registred, print the success message and show the thumbnail image created
if(isset($_POST['Submit']) && !$errors)
{
mysql_query("INSERT INTO driversnew (id, name, location, date_of_birth, car_number,
favourite_track, least_favourite_track, achievements, sponsors, email, image)
VALUES ('$_POST[id]', '$_POST[name]', '$_POST[location]','$_POST[date_of_birth]', '$_POST[car_number]','$_POST[favourite_track]', '$_POST[least_favourite_track]','$_POST[achievements]', '$_POST[sponsors]','$_POST[email]', '$image_name')");
echo "<h1>Thumbnail created Successfully!</h1>";
echo '<img src="'.$thumb_name.'">';
echo ''.$newname.'';
}
?>
Just out of interest, is the problem that you can’t see the image? I’ve just tried to use your code and the only problem I can see is the echo at the bottom of the script.
Change:
echo '<img src="'.$image.'">';
to
echo '<img src="' . $newname . '">';
and the file will output to the browser.
Yeah i know that part but u see the scipt bellow is a whole upload script if u create a simple form for it it will work 100% plus include the mysql insert to insert the name of the image in the databse so what i did is i used that same upload script only this time instead of mysql insert i just want to update do u understand what i am saying?? do u want me to send ann example of my whoel upload script including the form 4 u to test?? and then change form insert to just modify??
define ("MAX_SIZE","100");
// define the width and height for the thumbnail
// note that theese dimmensions are considered the maximum dimmension and are not fixed,
// because we have to keep the image ratio intact or it will be deformed
define ("WIDTH","150");
define ("HEIGHT","100");
// this is the function that will create the thumbnail image from the uploaded image
// the resize will be done considering the width and height defined, but without deforming the image
function make_thumb($img_name,$filename,$new_w,$new_h)
{
//get image extension.
$ext=getExtension($img_name);
//creates the new image using the appropriate function from gd library
if(!strcmp("jpg",$ext) || !strcmp("jpeg",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefromjpeg($img_name);
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefrompng($img_name);
//gets the dimmensions of the image
$old_x=imageSX($src_img);
$old_y=imageSY($src_img);
// next we will calculate the new dimmensions for the thumbnail image
// the next steps will be taken:
// 1. calculate the ratio by dividing the old dimmensions with the new ones
// 2. if the ratio for the width is higher, the width will remain the one define in WIDTH variable
// and the height will be calculated so the image ratio will not change
// 3. otherwise we will use the height ratio for the image
// as a result, only one of the dimmensions will be from the fixed ones
$ratio1=$old_x/$new_w;
$ratio2=$old_y/$new_h;
if($ratio1>$ratio2) {
$thumb_w=$new_w;
$thumb_h=$old_y/$ratio1;
}
else {
$thumb_h=$new_h;
$thumb_w=$old_x/$ratio2;
}
// we create a new image with the new dimmensions
$dst_img=ImageCreateTrueColor($thumb_w,$thumb_h);
// resize the big image to the new created one
imagecopyresampled($dst_img,$src_img,0,0,0,0,$thumb_w,$thumb_h,$old_x,$old_y);
// output the created image to the file. Now we will have the thumbnail into the file named by $filename
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
imagepng($dst_img,$filename);
else
imagejpeg($dst_img,$filename);
//destroys source and destination images.
imagedestroy($dst_img);
imagedestroy($src_img);
}
// This function reads the extension of the file.
// It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}
// This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures. If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
// checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
// if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
// get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
// get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
// if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error, print an error message
//and will not upload the file, otherwise we continue
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png"))
{
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// get the size of the image in bytes
// $_FILES[\\'image\\'][\\'tmp_name\\'] is the temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=getimagesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
$sizekb=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($sizekb > MAX_SIZE*1024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// the new thumbnail image will be placed in images/thumbs/ folder
$thumb_name='images/thumbs/'.$image_name;
// call the function that will create the thumbnail. The function will get as parameters
//the image name, the thumbnail name and the width and height desired for the thumbnail
$thumb=make_thumb($newname,$thumb_name,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
}} }}
macaela I think you’re a misunderstanding how a file upload works. When you upload an image, the server holds the image in a temporary file. What you need to do is save the file fully onto the server. At no time does the image go to the database. The database will only hold the file name.
You have made good progress so far. If you
print_r($_FILES)
and get an array, this means the server is holding the image temporarily for you. What you need to do next is move the file from the temporary area to a permanent area in your directory structure. You do this by using the function move_uploaded_file. You use this function like this:
move_uploaded_file ($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], YOUR_DESTINATION_FOLDER_AND_FILENAME)
This will move the file to your server permanently. You can then insert the name of the file into your database as you have done previously.
Does that make sense? If you have any problems, let me know and I’ll try and help.
Matt
ok i put it like this
$image = $_FILES[‘image’][‘name’];
it now inserts the name of the image into the database but still doesnt upload the image
i’m I doing all wrong?? anything please???
now i dnt know if the problem is that the whole code i have teh first part that does if finds the name of the file in the database removes that file from the directory and then i have the upload part and then the update part cz i know on the upload part is meant to change the name of the file to numbers so dnt get to have the same file name overall this is how is looking
find name of file directory removes, upload new file change name, update fields on the database this is how evrything looking like…
<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
define('ROOT_DIR', './');
define('PROPER', TRUE);
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("eurico_edy") or die(mysql_error());
/**
* include common files
*/
// No album id has been selected
if (isset($_POST['drivers']))
{
// get the image file name so we
// can delete it from the server
$sql = "SELECT id, image
FROM driversnew
WHERE id = {$_POST['drivers']}";
$result = mysql_query($sql)
or die('Delete photo failed. ' . mysql_error());
if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1) {
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
define("GALLERY_IMG_DIR", "./images/");
// remove the image and the thumbnail from the server
unlink(GALLERY_IMG_DIR . $row['image']);
unlink(GALLERY_IMG_DIR . 'thumbs/' . $row['image']);
// and then remove the database entry
}
}
/////////// this where the upload script starts/////////// this where the upload script starts//////// this where the upload script starts
/////////// this where the upload script starts/////////// this where the upload script starts//////// this where the upload script starts
//define a maxim size for the uploaded images
define ("MAX_SIZE","100");
// define the width and height for the thumbnail
// note that theese dimmensions are considered the maximum dimmension and are not fixed,
// because we have to keep the image ratio intact or it will be deformed
define ("WIDTH","150");
define ("HEIGHT","100");
// this is the function that will create the thumbnail image from the uploaded image
// the resize will be done considering the width and height defined, but without deforming the image
function make_thumb($img_name,$filename,$new_w,$new_h)
{
//get image extension.
$ext=getExtension($img_name);
//creates the new image using the appropriate function from gd library
if(!strcmp("jpg",$ext) || !strcmp("jpeg",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefromjpeg($img_name);
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefrompng($img_name);
//gets the dimmensions of the image
$old_x=imageSX($src_img);
$old_y=imageSY($src_img);
// next we will calculate the new dimmensions for the thumbnail image
// the next steps will be taken:
// 1. calculate the ratio by dividing the old dimmensions with the new ones
// 2. if the ratio for the width is higher, the width will remain the one define in WIDTH variable
// and the height will be calculated so the image ratio will not change
// 3. otherwise we will use the height ratio for the image
// as a result, only one of the dimmensions will be from the fixed ones
$ratio1=$old_x/$new_w;
$ratio2=$old_y/$new_h;
if($ratio1>$ratio2) {
$thumb_w=$new_w;
$thumb_h=$old_y/$ratio1;
}
else {
$thumb_h=$new_h;
$thumb_w=$old_x/$ratio2;
}
// we create a new image with the new dimmensions
$dst_img=ImageCreateTrueColor($thumb_w,$thumb_h);
// resize the big image to the new created one
imagecopyresampled($dst_img,$src_img,0,0,0,0,$thumb_w,$thumb_h,$old_x,$old_y);
// output the created image to the file. Now we will have the thumbnail into the file named by $filename
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
imagepng($dst_img,$filename);
else
imagejpeg($dst_img,$filename);
//destroys source and destination images.
imagedestroy($dst_img);
imagedestroy($src_img);
}
// This function reads the extension of the file.
// It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}
// This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures. If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
// checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
// if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
// get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
// get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
// if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error, print an error message
//and will not upload the file, otherwise we continue
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png"))
{
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// get the size of the image in bytes
// $_FILES[\\'image\\'][\\'tmp_name\\'] is the temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=getimagesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
$sizekb=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($sizekb > MAX_SIZE*1024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// the new thumbnail image will be placed in images/thumbs/ folder
$thumb_name='images/thumbs/'.$image_name;
// call the function that will create the thumbnail. The function will get as parameters
//the image name, the thumbnail name and the width and height desired for the thumbnail
$thumb=make_thumb($newname,$thumb_name,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
}} }}
//If no errors registred, print the success message and show the thumbnail image created
$id = $_POST['id'] ;
$name = $_POST['name'];
$location = $_POST['location'];
$date_of_birth = $_POST['date_of_birth'];
$car_number = $_POST['car_number'];
$favourite_track = $_POST['favourite_track'];
$least_favourite_track = $_POST['least_favourite_track'];
$achievements = $_POST['achievements'];
$sponsors = $_POST['sponsors'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$image = $_FILES['image']['name'];
$query = "UPDATE driversnew SET name = '$name', location = '$location', date_of_birth='$date_of_birth', car_number='$car_number', favourite_track='$favourite_track', least_favourite_track='$least_favourite_track', achievements='$achievements', sponsors='$sponsors', email='$email', image_name='$image' WHERE id = '$id'";
mysql_query($query);
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($_FILES);
echo '</pre>';
echo "<h1>Thumbnail created Successfully!</h1>";
echo '<img src="'.$image.'">';
echo ''.$name.''; echo'<br />';
echo ''.$image.'';
?>
Where do you use file_get_contents() to grab the file or move_uploaded_file() to move the processed tmp file to its final location?
on here on the upload part it grabs the file name from the input form
define ("MAX_SIZE","100");
// define the width and height for the thumbnail
// note that theese dimmensions are considered the maximum dimmension and are not fixed,
// because we have to keep the image ratio intact or it will be deformed
define ("WIDTH","150");
define ("HEIGHT","100");
// this is the function that will create the thumbnail image from the uploaded image
// the resize will be done considering the width and height defined, but without deforming the image
function make_thumb($img_name,$filename,$new_w,$new_h)
{
//get image extension.
$ext=getExtension($img_name);
//creates the new image using the appropriate function from gd library
if(!strcmp("jpg",$ext) || !strcmp("jpeg",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefromjpeg($img_name);
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
$src_img=imagecreatefrompng($img_name);
//gets the dimmensions of the image
$old_x=imageSX($src_img);
$old_y=imageSY($src_img);
// next we will calculate the new dimmensions for the thumbnail image
// the next steps will be taken:
// 1. calculate the ratio by dividing the old dimmensions with the new ones
// 2. if the ratio for the width is higher, the width will remain the one define in WIDTH variable
// and the height will be calculated so the image ratio will not change
// 3. otherwise we will use the height ratio for the image
// as a result, only one of the dimmensions will be from the fixed ones
$ratio1=$old_x/$new_w;
$ratio2=$old_y/$new_h;
if($ratio1>$ratio2) {
$thumb_w=$new_w;
$thumb_h=$old_y/$ratio1;
}
else {
$thumb_h=$new_h;
$thumb_w=$old_x/$ratio2;
}
// we create a new image with the new dimmensions
$dst_img=ImageCreateTrueColor($thumb_w,$thumb_h);
// resize the big image to the new created one
imagecopyresampled($dst_img,$src_img,0,0,0,0,$thumb_w,$thumb_h,$old_x,$old_y);
// output the created image to the file. Now we will have the thumbnail into the file named by $filename
if(!strcmp("png",$ext))
imagepng($dst_img,$filename);
else
imagejpeg($dst_img,$filename);
//destroys source and destination images.
imagedestroy($dst_img);
imagedestroy($src_img);
}
// This function reads the extension of the file.
// It is used to determine if the file is an image by checking the extension.
function getExtension($str) {
$i = strrpos($str,".");
if (!$i) { return ""; }
$l = strlen($str) - $i;
$ext = substr($str,$i+1,$l);
return $ext;
}
// This variable is used as a flag. The value is initialized with 0 (meaning no error found)
//and it will be changed to 1 if an errro occures. If the error occures the file will not be uploaded.
$errors=0;
// checks if the form has been submitted
if(isset($_POST['Submit']))
{
//reads the name of the file the user submitted for uploading
$image=$_FILES['image']['name'];
// if it is not empty
if ($image)
{
// get the original name of the file from the clients machine
$filename = stripslashes($_FILES['image']['name']);
// get the extension of the file in a lower case format
$extension = getExtension($filename);
$extension = strtolower($extension);
// if it is not a known extension, we will suppose it is an error, print an error message
//and will not upload the file, otherwise we continue
if (($extension != "jpg") && ($extension != "jpeg") && ($extension != "png"))
{
echo '<h1>Unknown extension!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// get the size of the image in bytes
// $_FILES[\\'image\\'][\\'tmp_name\\'] is the temporary filename of the file in which the uploaded file was stored on the server
$size=getimagesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
$sizekb=filesize($_FILES['image']['tmp_name']);
//compare the size with the maxim size we defined and print error if bigger
if ($sizekb > MAX_SIZE*1024)
{
echo '<h1>You have exceeded the size limit!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
//we will give an unique name, for example the time in unix time format
$image_name=time().'.'.$extension;
//the new name will be containing the full path where will be stored (images folder)
$newname="images/".$image_name;
$copied = copy($_FILES['image']['tmp_name'], $newname);
//we verify if the image has been uploaded, and print error instead
if (!$copied)
{
echo '<h1>Copy unsuccessfull!</h1>';
$errors=1;
}
else
{
// the new thumbnail image will be placed in images/thumbs/ folder
$thumb_name='images/thumbs/'.$image_name;
// call the function that will create the thumbnail. The function will get as parameters
//the image name, the thumbnail name and the width and height desired for the thumbnail
$thumb=make_thumb($newname,$thumb_name,WIDTH,HEIGHT);
}} }}
Ha, I know how that is Matt. Welcome to SitePoint BTW. 
XSS ? Surely you mean SQL Injection, no?
matt_asbury is right though macaela, you do have security issues. Check out [fphp]mysql_real_escape_string/fphp.
ok just found out is cz on the form i had set it up wrong so i changed to this
<form action = 'modifydriveraction.php?drivers=<?php echo $row['id']; ?>' method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Now it runs the modifyscript the only problem is it only runs the top part which is unlink image form directory but i want to continue second part which is store the new file and update database… my question is why is only doing the top part of the script???
help please