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PHP

Posted by Code Pippen
Code Pippen
31 Points

Submit a form with an attachment to database using Ajax, PHP and MySQL.

I have a simple form with a file attachment, textarea, and select elements. I wanna upload it using PHP, MySQL and Ajax to the database. Please help.

          <form class="urp_form" action="urp.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            <input type="text" id="author" value="" name="author" placeholder="Enter the name of the author">
            <textarea name="excerpt" placeholder="Brief description about what you are trying to upload ... "></textarea>
            <input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="<?php echo $max_file_size; ?>">
            <input type="file" name="filename" value="" id="filename">
            <select name="sector" id="sector" class="select2">
              <option value="sector" selected>Choose the sector</option>
              <option value="1">Education</option>
              <option value="1">Sports</option>
            </select>
          </form>