How do i do this using PHP

avk

Here is my question

I have a text box thru which people can upload images.. but the main problem is that how does the script make it sure that the file selected is a image or not.

Is there any kind of function for such kind of activity.

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muggle

You might take a look at this page
http://ca.php.net/features.file-upload
they are some examples related to your question as long as a discussion how reliable can be such kind of verification.

alalex

there is a function which i forgot, but you can search for it that takes whatever it is after a dot, and then you can compare that and see if it is gif, jpeg... or any other image format...

Kaneda

Probably the most reliable way is to use getimagesize, since it doesn't base itself on file extension (which can be changed):

alalex

cool
thanks