PHP: How can scan any file for virus befor upload it

Question

Are there any way to check the file befor upload it, it have virus or not ??

My code upload is :-

function uploadfile()
{
    $allowedExtensions = array("jpg","jpeg","gif","png","doc","pdf","ppt","zip","rar","xls","pptx","docx","xlsx");
    $split=explode(".",$_FILES["filework"]["name"]);    
    $type=strtolower($split[sizeof($split)-1]); 
    $rname=time().".".$type;
    if (in_array(end($split),$allowedExtensions)) { 

    $destination = "uploads/".$rname;
    $temp_file = $_FILES['filework']['tmp_name'];
    move_uploaded_file($temp_file,$destination);
    return $rname;
    }
    else {return false;}

}

let me Google that for you http://www.howtoforge.com/scan_viruses_with_php_clamavlib_p2 — I wrestled a bear once., Aug 23 '14 at 22:05
Heres a similar question to yours, the answer should apply: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1815908/how-to-make-a-safe-file-upload-script-in-php — Anth Bieb, Aug 23 '14 at 22:05

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 23 '14 at 22:02

8

No, the file must be uploaded to your server before you can scan it. If you don't have the file yet, how can you scan it?

answered Aug 23 '14 at 22:02

Brad

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