Upload path for images

[as4s1n]

Ok, so i'm hosting a site contest to get a new banner for my site, cuz i want to get the people involved. I'm using

define('DC_UPLOADPATH','images/Banner_contest');

what would be the correct upload path if i want to put it in images/Banner_Contest folder?

 

[garrettroyce]

I've never heard of doing it this way, I usually use this http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.move-uploaded-file.php

However, I believe you would be using the full path /home/{username}/public_html/images/Banner_contest

 

[as4s1n]

Well the way i learned how to do it was

define('DC_UPLOADPATH','foldername');

 if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['screenshot']['tmp_name'], $target)){}

but thats just how i learned it.

 

[garrettroyce]

Yeah, you're doing the same thing I mentioned. I don't get what you're defining though. Google has no idea either

 

[as4s1n]

well the define() is basically an array, a long way to put $var

i

define('variable','value');

then i refrence it in any other statement

echo "uploadpath: ".variable." ";

 

[garrettroyce]

Oh, I see now. You didn't use your defined variable in your previous post, that's why I was confused.

 

[as4s1n]

oh sorry,

 if(!empty($image)){
  $target = DC_UPLOADPATH . $image;
 }
 else {
  $target = '';
 }

i define the uploadpath in this if/else statement to check if there was an image or not

Anyway...

Whenever i test the send in and i go to my next page to send it in, it always turns up blank, and i have a whole bunch of code to tell me what's wrong, but nothing, blank page i'm stumped
Edit:
Thanks for the help, i got it figured out
Edit:
Just one more question, is there a way to append a variable to the beginning of the file. something like:

$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
$banner = $_FILES['banner']['name'];
$baner2 = "$name_$banner";

I tried that and it didn't work and i'm not sure why. It still lets it into the database but the uploadpath is... askew and i don't understand...