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upload a file using type="file"
I have a contact form, and want visitors to be able to upload an attached file.
I see this in the Perch Documentaton:
Remember if using file inputs with the Forms app, you need to configure a file upload location within the form options.
I'm also aware of the recommendation to upload the file above the root folder.
My problem: I'm a blockhead, and I don't know how to do that.
Here's the type="file" part- the rest of the form is a contact form that works fine:
<perch:form id="contact" method="post" app="perch_forms" role="form">
<div>
<perch:label for="sendfile">Send us a file</perch:label>
<perch:input type="file" id="sendfile" label="file" accept="pdf doc docx xls xlsx" />
</div>
</perch:form>
Is your site in a folder something like
public_html? Can you create anuploadsfolder outside of that?This is a development site, trying to work out my last glitch before moving it to staging.
Is there a way to define a path locally to assure myself of doing it correctly and then re-define that later?
I guess it come down to: I don't know what that bit of code looks like, or should look like eventually.
Yes. Whatever folder your site is in, make a new one outside of it and use that for your uploads.
That's all it is - really simple - just make a folder you can upload to that isn't directly part of your website.
Should anyone have this same difficulty:
Ahah! So easy...
Set at Forms -> Choose Form -> Form Options -> Check "store responses" and fill in "File upload path".
Don't be like me, trying to somehow set it in the <input type="file"> template.
Sorry to bug Drew, and wishing him fewer bugs in his future.