FAQs
Throughout the life of Uploadify, a few questions have been asked time and time again. Here is a collection of some of the most frequently asked questions about our file upload plugin.
How Do I Send the Session ID to the Back-End Script?
Since the Flash file is what is communicating with your back-end script, the session information is not sent when a file is being uploaded. you'll have to send the session ID via the scriptData option. Javascript $("#upload").uploadify({ ... 'scriptData': { 'session': '<?php echo session_id();?>'} ... }); Then call the session ID in [...]
How Do I Submit a Form After the Upload Completes?
Uploadify has an arsenal of options that can be customized to achieve different results. One of the most common implementations of Uploadify is as a replacement for the file input in a form. Usually, more data than just the file upload is required for the form submission. In order to submit a form after an [...]
How Do I Upload Files from One Server to Another?
In order for the script to write a file on a different server, you'll need to do three things: Set the scriptAccess option in your .uploadify() jQuery call to 'always'. Place the uploadify.swf file in the root of the server you want to write to. Save an xml file named crossdomain.xml in the root of [...]
Why Does Uploadify Stop When Trying to Upload Large Files?
Even if you set the sizeLimit option to a number well above the size of the file you are trying to upload, an error may be returned or the plugin may not respond. This might be because your server is not setup properly to handle larger file uploads. Uploadify doesn't display errors that are generated [...]
