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Upload files with Javarscript(MooTools) and Php - FancyUpload

I found the other day the FancyUpload by Harald Kirschner. I know it’s been around for a while but I just found it.

I had some small problems making it to work though and I didn’t found any complete packages for download to help me surpass my limits.The problems I encountered while setting up the script were caused by my limited knowledge and experience not by any bugs in the script. I had to deal with two problems one the browse button didn’t work for me and second one I received a 404 status error. Both of these issues were fixed and the download package works great.

The script is great it uses MooTools javascript library, flash and php for multiple-file selection menu and queued upload with an animated progress bar. Big thanks to Harald Kirschner who keeps throwing at us tools that help us make the time spent on our sites by the visitors much more pleasant.

Here is a list of some of the features the FancyUpload has:

  • Select and upload multiple files
  • Filter files by type in the select dialog
  • Optional Events to add your own behaviour
  • Show and filter useful file information before the upload starts
  • Limit uploads by file count and/or file size
  • Platform and server independent, just needs Flash 9+ (> 95% penetration)
  • Unobtrusive, since the element is replaced after the swf loaded successfully
  • Cancel running uploads, add files during upload
  • Everything is optional, documented and easy editable

You can download the complete package here
You can also view a working demo here to get a feeling of what this can do.

Written on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 15:01:46
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04-13-09
6:12 pm
damien says:

i also had some problems, but it was because of the adobe flash player 10 compatibility.
Indeed it’s an awesome tool… extremly useful when managing a photo gallery. I’m currently working on a mod to the php upload part so it automatically creates thumbnails when uploading original image files…

06-04-09
9:38 pm
fancyupload says:

An excellent tool, only it is necessary to have care if 10 are used by the flash player.

A greeting, Alejandro Arco

01-18-10
12:09 am
george says:

Hi,

Great tool. Thanks for sharing this upload script it’s just what I need for a project I currently work on.

03-16-10
1:56 pm
smartwork says:

How to increase the file size, i have a plan to use this option for movie upload, so movie file size may go nearly 100MB,

So where do i need to correct the code to accept the huge file?

03-16-10
10:25 pm
admin says:

You can call the phpinfo() function to find the location of your php.ini file, it will also tell you the current values for the following settings that will need to be modified

* file_uploads
* upload_max_filesize
* max_input_time
* memory_limit
* max_execution_time
* post_max_size

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