File field

[allenio]

I need help using the file field form. I want to be able to have a registered user upload a file to their profile.

[Guest]

Me too. I'm also have problem in how to upload file/image into database... Could someone teach us how?

[David_Powers]

Handling file uploads requires a knowledge of a server-side language like PHP, ASP, or ColdFusion. Dreamweaver does not have any server behaviors that will do this for you automatically.

If your site supports PHP, you can learn how to do file uploads by reading the PHP online manual at http://docs.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php. It's not particularly difficult, but you need to be aware of security issues (not allowing executable files to be uploaded, for example). My book, "PHP Solutions" devotes a couple of chapters to file uploads and handling images.

If you don't want to code things yourself, WebAssist creates a commercial extension, Digital File Pro, that automates it for you. The extension supports ASP, ColdFusion, and PHP. DMXzone also creates commercial upload extensions for Dreamweaver. However, there are different versions for ASP and PHP.