I am developing a CakePHP web application that will need to do multiple file uploads.
I've implemented an Ajax File Upload plugin to help me do this. However, since my Form element has to be submitted to the Controller, I cannot set it's action to my own PHP upload script.
Is there a way for me to set the PHP upload script within my JavaScript instead, and let the form be submitted to it's Controller?
This is the JS script that I'm using.
$(function(){
var ul = $('#attachments_plugin ul');
$('#drop a').click(function(){
// Simulate a click on the file input button
// to show the file browser dialog
$(this).parent().find('input').click();
});
// Initialize the jQuery File Upload plugin
$('#attachments_plugin').fileupload({
// This element will accept file drag/drop uploading
dropZone: $('#drop'),
// This function is called when a file is added to the queue;
// either via the browse button, or via drag/drop:
add: function (e, data) {
var tpl = $('<li class="working"><input type="text" value="0" data-width="20" data-height="20"'+
' data-fgColor="#0788a5" data-readOnly="1" data-bgColor="#3e4043" /><p></p><span></span></li>');
// Append the file name and file size
tpl.find('p').text(data.files[0].name)
.append('<i>' + formatFileSize(data.files[0].size) + '</i>');
// Add the HTML to the UL element
data.context = tpl.appendTo(ul);
// Initialize the knob plugin
tpl.find('input').knob();
// Listen for clicks on the cancel icon
tpl.find('span').click(function(){
if(tpl.hasClass('working')){
jqXHR.abort();
}
tpl.fadeOut(function(){
tpl.remove();
});
});
// Automatically upload the file once it is added to the queue
var jqXHR = data.submit();
},
progress: function(e, data){
// Calculate the completion percentage of the upload
var progress = parseInt(data.loaded / data.total * 100, 10);
// Update the hidden input field and trigger a change
// so that the jQuery knob plugin knows to update the dial
data.context.find('input').val(progress).change();
if(progress == 100){
data.context.removeClass('working');
}
},
fail:function(e, data){
// Something has gone wrong!
data.context.addClass('error');
}
});
// Prevent the default action when a file is dropped on the window
$(document).on('drop dragover', function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
});
// Helper function that formats the file sizes
function formatFileSize(bytes) {
if (typeof bytes !== 'number') {
return '';
}
if (bytes >= 1000000000) {
return (bytes / 1000000000).toFixed(2) + ' GB';
}
if (bytes >= 1000000) {
return (bytes / 1000000).toFixed(2) + ' MB';
}
return (bytes / 1000).toFixed(2) + ' KB';
}
});
Somewhere in that script I need to tell it which PHP script to use for uploading. I'm just not sure where, and how. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.