$_FILES Array getting empty when using $this->form_validation->run()

Hello Everybody,

I have a controller called Home.php & I have method called addProperty() here process the image upload. But the problem is when i use the image upload code after $this->form_validation->run() , its not working.

But without $this->form_validation->run() , the image upload working. When i use the image upload code after the $this->form_validation->run() the image is not getting uploaded.

PHP Code:

   function addProperty()
    {




          $this->load->library('form_validation');

           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_title','Villa Title','trim|required|max_length[128]');
          // $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_status','Status','trim|required');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_type','Type','trim|required');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_price','Price','trim|required|numeric');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_sqft','Sqft','trim|required|numeric');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_rooms','Rooms','trim|required|numeric');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_address','Address','trim|required|max_length[200]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_phone','Mobile Number','required|min_length[10]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_name','Owner Name','required|min_length[5]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_email','Owner Email','required|valid_email');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_detailed_info','Detailed Info','trim|required|max_length[2000]');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_status','Current Status','trim|required');




           if($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
           {
               $this->listProperty();
           }
           else
           {



               $prop_title = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_title'))));
               $prop_status = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_status'))));
               $prop_type = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_type'))));
               $prop_price = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_price'));
               $prop_sqft = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_sqft'));
               $prop_rooms = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_rooms'));
               $prop_address = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_address'));
               $prop_owner_name = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_name'));
               $prop_owner_email = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_email'));
               $prop_owner_phone = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_phone'));
               $prop_detailed_info = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_detailed_info'));
               $prop_current_status = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_current_status'));



               //$userInfo = array('email'=>$email, 'password'=>getHashedPassword($password), 'roleId'=>$roleId, 'name'=> $name,
                                   //'mobile'=>$mobile, 'createdBy'=>$this->vendorId, 'createdDtm'=>date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));

                $propertyInfo = array('title'=>$prop_title, 'status'=>$prop_status, 'type'=>$prop_type, 'price'=>$prop_price,
                                      'sqft'=>$prop_sqft, 'rooms'=>$prop_rooms, 'address'=>$prop_address, 'name'=>$prop_owner_name,
                                      'email'=>$prop_owner_email, 'phone'=>$prop_owner_phone, 'detailedInfo'=>$prop_detailed_info,
                                      'currentStatus'=>$prop_current_status);


               $this->load->model('property_model');
               $result = $this->property_model->addNewProperty($propertyInfo);
             }


               if($result > 0)
               {
                 if (!empty($_FILES)) {
                 $is_image = "Yes";
                 $count_img = count($_FILES['file']['name']);

                 foreach($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] as $key => $value) {


                  $tempFile = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'][$key];
                  $fileName = $_FILES['file']['name'][$key];
                  $targetPath = 'property-images/';
                  $targetFile = $targetPath . $fileName ;
                  if(move_uploaded_file($tempFile, $targetFile))
                  {

                      $imgData = array('path'=>$targetPath,'propertyid'=>$result);
                      $prop_push = $this->property_model->addPropertyImgs($imgData);

                  }


                 }
                 }

                  //$propertyImgUpload = uploadImages($result);
                   $this->session->set_flashdata('success', 'Thank you for submiting.'.$result.'. your property!, Our team will contact you shortly');

               }
               else
               {
                   $this->session->set_flashdata('error', 'Submission of property failed, Contact [email protected]               }

               redirect('/submit-property');






} 


@sarath_unrelax,

What value is $this->form_validation->run() kicking out?. Seems like you need to do some troubleshooting. Check your validation statements. They may be kicking out an unexpected value.

@sarath_unrelax,

What value is $this->form_validation->run() kicking out?.  Seems like you need to do some troubleshooting. Check your validation statements.  They may be kicking out an unexpected value.

Other thing i tried that worked out is

PHP Code:

 $imgData = array('path'=>$targetPath,'propertyid'=>$result); 


Here i passed property_id = 10 ( manual value) instead of result value.  Then it working !

Instead of trying this one

PHP Code:

if($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
           {
               $this->listProperty();
           }
           else
           { 


can you please try : 

PHP Code:

if($this->form_validation->run())
           {
               //the working result comes here
           }
           else {
 $this->listProperty();} 


@php_rocs


Buddy, I tried below code as per your advice. But still not working !!

PHP Code:

<?php if(!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

/**
 * Class : Login (LoginController)
 * Login class to control to authenticate user credentials and starts user's session.
 * @author : Kishor Mali
 * @version : 1.1
 * @since : 15 November 2016
 */
class Home extends CI_Controller
{
    /**
     * This is default constructor of the class
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
      parent::__construct();
      $this->load->model('property_model');

     }

    /**
     * Index Page for this controller.
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $data = array('title'=> 'Vierra Property Broker', 'main_content'=>'home');
        $this->load->view('template', $data);

    }

    /**
     * Loaading the submit property form.
     */

    public function listProperty()

    {

      $data = array('title'=> 'Vierra Property Broker - Submit your Property', 'main_content'=>'submit_property');
      $this->load->view('template', $data);




    }



    function addProperty()
    {




          $this->load->library('form_validation');

           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_title','Villa Title','trim|required|max_length[128]');
          // $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_status','Status','trim|required');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_type','Type','trim|required');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_price','Price','trim|required|numeric');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_sqft','Sqft','trim|required|numeric');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_rooms','Rooms','trim|required|numeric');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_address','Address','trim|required|max_length[200]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_phone','Mobile Number','required|min_length[10]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_name','Owner Name','required|min_length[5]');
           $this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_owner_email','Owner Email','required|valid_email');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_detailed_info','Detailed Info','trim|required|max_length[2000]');
           //$this->form_validation->set_rules('prop_status','Current Status','trim|required');




           if($this->form_validation->run())
           {



               $prop_title = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_title'))));
               $prop_status = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_status'))));
               $prop_type = ucwords(strtolower($this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_type'))));
               $prop_price = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_price'));
               $prop_sqft = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_sqft'));
               $prop_rooms = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_rooms'));
               $prop_address = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_address'));
               $prop_owner_name = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_name'));
               $prop_owner_email = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_email'));
               $prop_owner_phone = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_owner_phone'));
               $prop_detailed_info = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_detailed_info'));
               $prop_current_status = $this->security->xss_clean($this->input->post('prop_current_status'));



               //$userInfo = array('email'=>$email, 'password'=>getHashedPassword($password), 'roleId'=>$roleId, 'name'=> $name,
                                   //'mobile'=>$mobile, 'createdBy'=>$this->vendorId, 'createdDtm'=>date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));

                $propertyInfo = array('title'=>$prop_title, 'status'=>$prop_status, 'type'=>$prop_type, 'price'=>$prop_price,
                                      'sqft'=>$prop_sqft, 'rooms'=>$prop_rooms, 'address'=>$prop_address, 'name'=>$prop_owner_name,
                                      'email'=>$prop_owner_email, 'phone'=>$prop_owner_phone, 'detailedInfo'=>$prop_detailed_info,
                                      'currentStatus'=>$prop_current_status);


               $this->load->model('property_model');
               $result = $this->property_model->addNewProperty($propertyInfo);



              if($result > 0)

               {

                 if (!empty($_FILES)) {
                 $is_image = "Yes There is Image!";
                 $count_img = count($_FILES['file']['name']);
                 foreach($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] as $key => $value) {

                  $tempFile = $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'][$key];
                  $fileName = $_FILES['file']['name'][$key];
                  $targetPath = 'property-images/';
                  $targetFile = $targetPath . $fileName ;
                  $imgData = array('path'=>$targetFile,'propertyid'=>$result);
                  if(move_uploaded_file($tempFile, $targetFile))
                  {


                      $prop_push = $this->property_model->addPropertyImgs($imgData);

                  }


                 }




                  //$propertyImgUpload = uploadImages($result);
                   $this->session->set_flashdata('success', 'Successfuly inserted record & .'.$is_image.'. ,Last Insert ID is.'.$result.'. your property!, Our team will contact you shortly');

               }
               else {
                 $this->session->set_flashdata('error', 'The image not posted');

               }
              }
               else
               {
                   $this->session->set_flashdata('error', 'Submission of property failed, Contact [email protected] ');
               }



                }


                    else
                        {
                          $this->listProperty();

                        }



               redirect('/submit-property');






}


}


?>

The output is :
The image not posted

That's probably they're 2 different posts and you are trying to combine the second one (uploading image) to the first one. But they're not in the same form->validation ?? Try combining them together or put them in seperate views.

I hope this page will help you about form validation for uploads.

That's probably they're 2 different posts and you are trying to combine the second one (uploading image) to the first one. But they're not in the same form->validation ?? Try combining them together or put them in seperate views.

I hope this page will help you about form validation for uploads.

Buddy ! 

I got the point.  But i need the last inserted id to insert image details to table.  Then how i i can do that? 
Upload image option i used for uploading  property images along with property data.  
If i use two post into differently how i can get the refeence of the last insert record.  I mean the $result variable.

When you get to the point of sending 

Code:

$data = array('your_column'=>$variable);

 to the database, do not output the result. Create another $data, for example : $data2 

Code:

$data2 = array('your_column_about_image'=>$variable_for_image);

They both should have the same query name. For example $my_result : 

Code:

$data = array(bla bla);
$this->load->models('My_Backend_Model');
$my_result = $this->My_Backend_Model->lets_insert_form_post($data);

-- dont go if($my_result){} here-- 

start your secont $data2 : 

Code:

$data2 = array(bla bla);
$this->load->models('My_Backend_Model');
$my_result = $this->My_Backend_Model->lets_upload_photo($data2);

 
then run your checking code : 

PHP Code:

if($my_result){
   $this->session->set_flashadata('done','bla bla');
   redirect('somewhere');
}else{
  bla bla
} 


If I use both in same query how I can get the last inserted id from 

PHP Code:

$my_result = $this->My_Backend_Model->lets_insert_form_post($data); 


To insert image I need the last inserted id return from the above query. Then only I can do

PHP Code:

$my_result = $this->My_Backend_Model->lets_upload_photo($data2); 


Because

PHP Code:

$data2 = array('path'=>$imagePath,'propertyid'=>$propertyid); 


Here I want to pass the id as propertyid returned from the first query. How I can use then if we use the both operations in same variable ?

After your first $data, get the last_id

Code:

   $this->load->model('My_Backend_model');
    $result = $this->My_Backend_model->lets_insert_form_post($data);
    $lastid = $this->db->insert_id();

then within your second $data which is named as  $data2 

Code:

$data2=array(
         'bla bla column from your db' => $array,
         'propertyid' => $lastid
         );

then send this $data2 to Model as well.