Best way to upload multiple files from a browser

Question

I\'m working on a web application. There is one place where the user can upload files with the HTTP protocol. There is a choice between the classic HTML file upload control

Answer 1

what about google gears?

Answer 2

There are HTTP/HTTPS upload controls that allow multi-file upload. Here is one from Telerik, which I have found to be solid and reliable. The latest version looks to have most if not all of your feature requirements.

Answer 3

There are a number of free flash components that exist with nice multiple file upload capability. They make use of ActionScripts FileReference class with a PHP (or whatever) receiver on the server side. Some have recently broken with the launch of FP10 but I know for certain that swfupload will work :)

Hope this helps!