sqlpage.persist_uploaded_file(file, destination_folder, allowed_extensions, mode)

Introduced in SQLPage 0.20.1.

Persists an uploaded file to the local filesystem, and returns its path. If the file input field is empty, the function returns NULL.

Example

User profile picture

upload_form.sql

select 'form' as component, 'persist_uploaded_file.sql' as action;
select 'file' as type, 'profile_picture' as name, 'Upload your profile picture' as label;

persist_uploaded_file.sql

update user
set profile_picture = sqlpage.persist_uploaded_file('profile_picture', 'profile_pictures', 'jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp')
where id = (
    select user_id from session where session_id = sqlpage.cookie('session_id')
);

Parameters