Varien File Uploader how to upload multiple files

Question

Varien_File_Uploader I need to know how to upload multiple files, received with different name.

ex:

1-->

<input name="userfile" type="file"> 

2-->

<input name="coverimage" type="file">

my current code is able to receive only one file.

if (isset($_FILES['userfile']['name']) && $_FILES['userfile']['name'] != '') {
 try {
 $uploader = new Varien_File_Uploader('userfile');
 echo 'testing';
 $uploader->setAllowedExtensions(array('png', 'jpg','gif'));
 $uploader->setAllowRenameFiles(true);
 $uploader->setFilesDispersion(false);
 $currentTimestamp = Mage::getModel('core/date')->timestamp(time()); 
 $folder_name_date = date('Y_m_d', $currentTimestamp);
 $path = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'uploads' . DS . $folder_name_date;
 if(!is_dir($path)){
 mkdir($path, 0777, true);
 }
 $uploader->save($path, $_FILES['userfile']['name'] ); 
 $newFilename = $uploader->getUploadedFileName();
 echo $path. DS .$newFilename;
 } catch (Exception $e) {
 echo "Error";
 }
 } else {
 echo 'File is not set';
 }

• Rajeev K Tomy: use foreach loop.
• Dushan: :D any other way. Varien_File_Uploader inbuild method?
• Rajeev K Tomy: why do you want to make things complex. just go on with foreach loop. That is the solution for this. There is no "Magento Way" of doing this. So go on with "PHP Way"
• Amit Dwivedi: otherwise you have to repeat your whole code for other file type :), do you want to add some thing more in your query i am eager know that?

Answer 1

Magento uses Varien_File_Uploader to upload files within the system. When you want to upload multiple files, then use above class in a foreach loop. As far as I know, there is no "Magento way" for uploading multiple files. So go on with "PHP Way". ie use a foreach loop. This is an example

$_files = array(
 'userfile' => array(
 'allowed_extensions' => array('png', 'jpg', 'gif'),
 'rename_file' => true,
 'file_dispersion' => true,
 'file_path' => 'path/to/the/file'
 ),
 'coverimage' => array(
 'allowed_extensions' => array('png', 'jpg', 'gif'),
 'rename_file' => true,
 'file_dispersion' => true,
 'file_path' => 'path/to/the/file'
 )
);
foreach ($_files as $filename => $fileOpt) {
 if (isset($_FILES[$filename]['name']) && $_FILES[$filename]['name'] != '') {
 try {
 $uploader = new Varien_File_Uploader($filename);
 $uploader->setAllowedExtensions(array($fileOpt['allowed_extensions']));
 $uploader->setAllowRenameFiles($fileOpt['rename_file']);
 $uploader->setFilesDispersion($fileOpt['file_dispersion']);
 //$currentTimestamp = Mage::getModel('core/date')->timestamp(time()); 
 //$folder_name_date = date('Y_m_d', $currentTimestamp);
 //$path = Mage::getBaseDir('media') . DS . 'uploads' . DS . $folder_name_date;
 if(!is_dir($fileOpt['file_path'])){
 mkdir($path, 0777, true);
 }
 $uploader->save($fileOpt['file_path'], $_FILES[$filename]['name'] ); 
 $newFilename = $uploader->getUploadedFileName();
 echo $fileOpt['file_path']. DS .$newFilename;
 } catch (Exception $e) {
 echo "Error";
 }
 } else {
 echo 'File is not set';
 }
}