PHP File-Upload Using Jquery Post

jQuery AJAX file upload PHP

You need a script that runs on the server to move the file to the uploads directory. The jQuery ajax method (running on the client in the browser) sends the form data to the server, then a script running on the server handles the upload.

Your HTML is fine, but update your JS jQuery script to look like this:

(Look for comments after // <-- )

$('#upload').on('click', function() {
    var file_data = $('#sortpicture').prop('files')[0];   
    var form_data = new FormData();                  
    form_data.append('file', file_data);
    alert(form_data);                             
    $.ajax({
        url: 'upload.php', // <-- point to server-side PHP script 
        dataType: 'text',  // <-- what to expect back from the PHP script, if anything
        cache: false,
        contentType: false,
        processData: false,
        data: form_data,                         
        type: 'post',
        success: function(php_script_response){
            alert(php_script_response); // <-- display response from the PHP script, if any
        }
     });
});

And now for the server-side script, using PHP in this case.

upload.php: a PHP script that is located and runs on the server, and directs the file to the uploads directory:

<?php

    if ( 0 < $_FILES['file']['error'] ) {
        echo 'Error: ' . $_FILES['file']['error'] . '<br>';
    }
    else {
        move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], 'uploads/' . $_FILES['file']['name']);
    }

?>

Also, a couple things about the destination directory:

Make sure you have the correct server path, i.e., starting at the PHP script location what is the path to the uploads directory, and
Make sure it's writeable.

And a little bit about the PHP function move_uploaded_file, used in the upload.php script:

move_uploaded_file(

    // this is where the file is temporarily stored on the server when uploaded
    // do not change this
    $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],

    // this is where you want to put the file and what you want to name it
    // in this case we are putting in a directory called "uploads"
    // and giving it the original filename
    'uploads/' . $_FILES['file']['name']
);

$_FILES['file']['name'] is the name of the file as it is uploaded. You don't have to use that. You can give the file any name (server filesystem compatible) you want:

move_uploaded_file(
    $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],
    'uploads/my_new_filename.whatever'
);

And finally, be aware of your PHP upload_max_filesize AND post_max_size configuration values, and be sure your test files do not exceed either. Here's some help how you check PHP configuration and how you set max filesize and post settings.

PHP file-upload using jquery post

Basically i want to upload a file using jQuery

You cannot upload files using AJAX. You could use the jquery.form plugin which uses a hidden iframe:

<html>
<head>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
    <script src="http://malsup.github.com/jquery.form.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(event) {
            $('#form1').ajaxForm(function(data) {
                $('#result').html(data);
            });
        });
  </script>  
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" action="post.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <h3>Please input the XML:</h3>
    <input id="file" type="file" name="file" /><br/>
    <input id="submit" type="submit" value="Upload File"/>
</form>

<div id="result">call back result will appear here</div>

</body>
</html>

Also notice the enctype="multipart/form-data" on the form.

Another possibility is to use the HTML5 File API which allows you to achieve that assuming the client browser supports it.

How to upload file and insert data with php jquery ajax

i think your problem may be in ajax code
since you are using formData object . try append the message variable with it

$('#submit').on('click', function(){

  var fd = new FormData(this);
  fd.append('file',$('#file')[0].files[0]);
  fd.append('message ',$('#message').val());

  $.ajax({
    method:"POST",
    url:"<?php echo site_url('home/send_chat');?>",    
    data: fd,  
    cache: false,
    contentType: false,
    processData: false,   
    success: function(data){                 
      alert(data);
    },
    error: function(xhr, status, error) {
      alert(xhr.responseText);
    }  
  });
});

Submit form including file upload via jQuery ajax

it’s easiest to use the FormData() class:

So now you have a FormData object, ready to be sent along with the XMLHttpRequest. and append fields with FormData Object

<script type="text/javascript">
           $(document).ready(function () {
               var form = $('form'); //valid form selector
               form.on('submit', function (c) {
                   c.preventDefault();

                   var data = new FormData();
                   $.each($(':input', form ), function(i, fileds){
                       data.append($(fileds).attr('name'), $(fileds).val());
                   });
                   $.each($('input[type=file]',form )[0].files, function (i, file) {
                       data.append(file.name, file);
                   });
                   $.ajax({
                       url: '/post_url_here',
                       data: data,
                       cache: false,
                       contentType: false,
                       processData: false,
                       type: 'POST',
                       success: function (c) {
                            //code here if you want to show any success message
                       }
                   });
                   return false;
               });
           })
</script>

and forcing jQuery not to add a Content-Type header for you, otherwise, the upload file boundary string will be missing from it.

Upload file with AJAX & PHP - $_FILES array is empty

Your AJAX logic is fine. The issue is because you're using a very, very outdated version of jQuery, and there have been many tweaks to the AJAX logic over the years of development - especially since the rise in support for FormData and sending binary data via AJAX.

You should upgrade jQuery to at least 1.12, ideally 3.2 if you don't need legacy IE support.