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    Hello friends,

    Today we will learn how to upload a file in Joomla. In Joomla, upload() function is used to upload a file from source to destination. This function is similar to PHP move_uploaded_file() function.

    Syntax:

    JFile::upload($src, $dest);

    In above syntax, JFile is the class in which upload() function is defined. It is a pre-defined function. $src is the source of the file and $dest is the destination where we will upload the file.

    Let's take an example to understand this.

    Suppose we have a form with a input field of type file as follows:

    <form name="upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="fileupload" />
    <input type="submit" />
    </form>

    Now we will use the following code to upload the file:

    <?php
    $file = JRequest::getVar('file_upload', null, 'files', 'array');
    
    //Import filesystem libraries. It is not necessary
    jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
    
    //Clean up filename to get rid of strange characters like spaces etc
    $filename = JFile::makeSafe($file['name']);
    
    //Set up the source and destination of the file
    $src = $file['tmp_name'];
    $dest = getcwd() . "/uploads/" . $filename;
    
    if ( JFile::upload($src, $dest) ) {
    	echo "uploaded successfully"; //or we can redirect to a page of our choice
    } else {
    	echo "not uploaded"; // or we can redirect and throw an error message
    }
    ?>

    In above example, the file will upload to the uploads folder in the server. Also please check the permission of the folder otherwise the file will not uploaded.

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