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PHP

Image Upload

The following code example illustrates how to handle image upload on your server using PHP as a server-side language. For step by step explanation of the upload flow see image upload concept.

Frontend

The main index page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <!-- Include Editor style. -->
  <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/css/froala_editor.pkgd.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body>
  <div class="sample">
    <h2>File upload example.</h2>
    <form>
      <textarea id="edit" name="content"></textarea>
    </form>
  </div>

  <!-- Include Editor JS files. -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/js/froala_editor.pkgd.min.js"></script>

  <!-- Initialize the editor. -->
  <script>
    new FroalaEditor('#edit', {
      // Set the file upload URL.
      imageUploadURL: '/upload_image.php',

      imageUploadParams: {
        id: 'my_editor'
      }
    })
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Backend

upload_image.php file will do the upload part. It has basic image format validations this can be easily extended.

The uploads directory must be set to a valid location before any uploads are made. The path can be any folder that is accessible and write available.

After processing the uploaded image, if it passes the validation, the server will respond with a JSON object containing a link to the uploaded file.

E.g.: {"link":"http://server_address/uploads/name_of_file"}.

<?php

try {
  // File Route.
  $fileRoute = "/uploads/";

  $fieldname = "file";

  // Get filename.
  $filename = explode(".", $_FILES[$fieldname]["name"]);

  // Validate uploaded files.
  // Do not use $_FILES["file"]["type"] as it can be easily forged.
  $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);

  // Get temp file name.
  $tmpName = $_FILES[$fieldname]["tmp_name"];

  // Get mime type.
  $mimeType = finfo_file($finfo, $tmpName);

  // Get extension. You must include fileinfo PHP extension.
  $extension = end($filename);

  // Allowed extensions.
  $allowedExts = array("gif", "jpeg", "jpg", "png", "svg", "blob");

  // Allowed mime types.
  $allowedMimeTypes = array("image/gif", "image/jpeg", "image/pjpeg", "image/x-png", "image/png", "image/svg+xml");

  // Validate image.
  if (!in_array(strtolower($mimeType), $allowedMimeTypes) || !in_array(strtolower($extension), $allowedExts)) {
    throw new \Exception("File does not meet the validation.");
  }

  // Generate new random name.
  $name = sha1(microtime()) . "." . $extension;
  $fullNamePath = dirname(__FILE__) . $fileRoute . $name;

  // Check server protocol and load resources accordingly.
  if (isset($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) && $_SERVER["HTTPS"] != "off") {
    $protocol = "https://";
  } else {
    $protocol = "http://";
  }

  // Save file in the uploads folder.
  move_uploaded_file($tmpName, $fullNamePath);

  // Generate response.
  $response = new \StdClass;
  $response->link = $protocol.$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"].dirname($_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]).$fileRoute . $name;

  // Send response.
  echo stripslashes(json_encode($response));

} catch (Exception $e) {
   // Send error response.
   echo $e->getMessage();
   http_response_code(404);
}
?>
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