Can I pass image form data to a PHP function for upload?

Question

I\'m trying to use jquery and PHP to upload an image like so:

HTML

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Answer 1

Tested and working on Goolge Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari.
doesn't work with IE8 or lower

Javascript

Create a FormData object and append the file with index photo-img and POST it to your server with the help of XMLHttpRequest

$(function() {
  $('#photo-img').change(function(){
    var file  = this.files[0];

    // do your validation here

    var formData  = new FormData();
    formData.append( 'photo-img', file ); // append the file to form data

    var xhr = false;
    if ( typeof XMLHttpRequest !== 'undefined' ) {
      xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    else {
      var versions  = [ "MSXML2.XmlHttp.5.0", "MSXML2.XmlHttp.4.0", "MSXML2.XmlHttp.3.0", "MSXML2.XmlHttp.2.0", "Microsoft.XmlHttp" ];
      for( var i = 0, len = versions.length; i < len; i++ ) {
        try {
          xhr = new ActiveXObject( versions[i] );
          break;
        }
        catch(e) {}
      }
    }
    if ( xhr ) {
      // replace test.php with your own upload script url
      xhr.open( "POST", "test.php", true );
      xhr.onreadystatechange  = function() {
        if ( this.readyState === 4 && this.status == 200 ) {
          var response  = this.response || this.responseText;

          /** Do Something with the reponse **/
          response  = $.parseJSON( response );
          if ( response && response.message ) {
            window.alert( response.message );
          }

        }
      }
      // now send the formData to server
      xhr.send( formData );
    }
  });
});

PHP

A better image upload handling on server side and return a JSON object as response

upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': The uploaded file exceeds the MAX_FILE_SIZE directive that was specified in the HTML form';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': The uploaded file was only partially uploaded';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': No file was uploaded';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_TMP_DIR:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': Missing a temporary folder';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_CANT_WRITE:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': Failed to write file to disk';
        break;
        case UPLOAD_ERR_EXTENSION:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': A PHP extension stopped the file upload';
        break;
        default:
          $error  = 'Error '.$code.': Unknown upload error'; 
        break; 
      }
    }
    else {
      $iminfo = @getimagesize( $image["tmp_name"] );
      if ( $iminfo && is_array( $iminfo ) ) {
        if ( isset( $iminfo[2] ) && in_array( $iminfo[2], $valid ) && is_readable( $image["tmp_name"] ) ) {
          if ( !move_uploaded_file( $image["tmp_name"], $target ) ) {
            $error  = "Error while moving uploaded file";
          }
        }
        else {
          $error  = "Invalid format or image is not readable";
        }
      }
      else {
        $error  = "Only image files are allowed (jpg, gif, png)";
      }
    }
    if ( empty( $error ) ) {
      echo json_encode( array( "error" => 0, "message" => "Upload success!" ) );
    }
    else {
      echo json_encode( array( "error" => 1, "message" => $error ) );
    }
    exit();
  }
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