Yii2 and Dropzone - How do I save filenames with path to database?

Question

I am using Yii2 and also Dropzone (from https://github.com/perminder-klair/yii2-dropzone) and I have placed the control on a Form.

Now I am facing difficulty in getiing the file names of the uploaded files.

Can you help me on how do I check for array of uploaded files so that I can save that array to a filed in database.

*** Edit *******

What I am doing? I have a Form with different Controls and have added the dropzone control(widget) to get images from the form submitter.

Whats the issue? Now the dropzone control is working fine. As soon as images are added to it it uploads the images to the designated folder.

But real issue comes when I need to save the Form Data with Url of Images. I am getting the form data without any isseue but no $_FILES is available as files have already uploaded. So how do I get their name while saving form data.

Please give more detail and what you are doing ? – vishuB Oct 01 '17 at 06:21 — vishuB, Oct 01 '17 at 06:21
Can you send your view, model and controller example? – Toir Jul 21 '21 at 17:38 — Toir, Jul 21 '21 at 17:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 01 '17 at 07:47

You can easily get filenames of uploaded files using yii\web\UploadedFile class.

See this simple example upload action,

public function actionUpload()
{
    $model = new UploadForm();

    if (Yii::$app->request->isPost) {
        $model->imageFile = UploadedFile::getInstance($model, 'imageFile');

        if ($model->upload()) { // You should implement your own upload method 
            // file is uploaded successfully
            return;
        }
    }

    return $this->render('upload', ['model' => $model]);
}

For more clarification check this out http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-input-file-upload.html

Yii2 and Dropzone - How do I save filenames with path to database?

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