uploading iamges to server
 

hi i have a simple form where users can upload only images ,i am storing the path to myql and actucal image to a folder on the remote server but when i submit the form iget the image path in my database but not the image in the folder the below code is simple example to my real project i hope i can find hel
the image folder is on the remote server and after uploding the image i need to display it on my site
all this process is working fine on localhost but when i put the page on the main server it does not work security wise i need to make changes if this example works can u plz tell what should i do

<?php



//This is the directory where images will be saved

 $target = "http://www.kamila.se/images/";

$target = $target . basename( $_FILES['photo']['name']);



//This gets all the other information from the form

$name=$_POST['name'];

$email=$_POST['email'];

$phone=$_POST['phone'];

$pic=($_FILES['photo']['name']);



include "databaseconn";



//Writes the information to the database

mysql_query("INSERT INTO `employees` VALUES ('$name', '$email', '$phone', '$pic')") ;



//Writes the photo to the server

if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['photo']['tmp_name'], $target))

{



//Tells you if its all ok

echo "The file ". basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). " has been uploaded, and your information has been added to the directory";

}

else {



//Gives and error if its not

echo "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.";

}

?>

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="upl.php" method="POST">

Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>

E-mail: <input type="text" name = "email"><br>

Phone: <input type="text" name = "phone"><br>

Photo: <input type="file" name="photo"><br>

<input type="submit" value="Add">

</form>

Re: uploading iamges to server
 

you can't upload to a remote server unless you use ftp. the way you have it set up is for uploading locally to a local directory. i have never been able to upload to a remote server like that.

Re: uploading iamges to server
 

can u plesse guide me how to do i dont matter if its on remote server or loacl server as long as users can upoad there images to the disk(with security in mind) and then i should be able to display these images on my web page,may u plz tell me if its ok to have the image folder on your server
thanking you
jsoeph