Mohammad Elkersh

As of Zend Framework 1.6 release. A new Zend_Form element has been interduced. The File element which can be used for uploading file

Here is how we can use Zend_Form_Element_File for uploading files
It is recommended that you take a look at Rob Allen tutorial (Here) on Zend Framework as this blog will depend heavily on it

First Create a new File on

/application/models/

and name it TestForm.php

Here is the content of the file

class TestForm extends Zend_Form
{
    public function __construct($options = null)
    {
        parent::__construct($options);
        $this->setAttrib('enctype', 'multipart/form-data');
        
        $this->setName('test_form');
        
        $element = new Zend_Form_Element_File('file_control');
	$element->setLabel('Upload an image:')
	        ->setDestination('/var/www/images')
	        ->addValidator('Count', false, 1)     // ensure only 1 file
	        ->addValidator('Size', false, 502400) // limit to 100K
	        ->addValidator('Extension', false, 'jpg,png,gif'); // only JPEG, PNG, and GIFs
	$this->addElement($element, 'foo');

                
        $submit = new Zend_Form_Element_Submit('submit');
        $submit->setAttrib('id', 'submitbutton');
	$this->addElement($submit, 'submit');
        
    }
}

Now Create a new file on

/application/controllers/

and name it TestController.php

here is the code for the upload controller

class TestController extends Zend_Controller_Action {
	
	function indexAction() {
		$this->view->title = "Upload Test";
		
		$form = new TestForm();
		$this->view->form = $form;
		
		if($this->_request->isPost()) {
			$formData = $this->_request->getPost();
			if ($form->isValid($formData)) {
				$adapter = new Zend_File_Transfer_Adapter_Http();
				$adapter->setDestination('/var/www/images');
				
				if (!$adapter->receive()) {
				    $messages = $adapter->getMessages();
				    echo implode("\n", $messages);
				}				
			}
		}
	}
}

and done
the URL now will be based on your install and it should be http://yourserver/yourwebroot/test/

you will find a upload control you can use for file upload
you may notice some duplication on the seDestination Method

i need to do a little investigation on this as i tested the example listed on the Zend official docs and it does not work with me.