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##	       this function upload a file and return its path or return the error detail	                  ##
##                    $fieldname=name of the file field from html form                                              ##
## $allowedExt=file extension allowed 4 upload e.g $allowedExt=".jpe.jpeg.png.gif";           ##
##          $uploadsDirectory=path to folder where file should go                                              ##
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function uploadNewFile($fieldname, $allowedExt, $uploadsDirectory){
	// possible PHP upload errors
	$errors = array(1 => 'Selected file is too large!',//php.ini max file size exceeded!
                	2 => 'Selected file is too large!',//html form max file size exceeded!
                	3 => 'Incomplete file upload!',//file upload was only partial!
                	4 => 'No file was selected!'); 

	
	if(!($_FILES[$fieldname]['error'] == 0)) return 'Error - '.$errors[$_FILES[$fieldname]['error']];// check for PHP's built-in uploading errors

	// check that the file we are working on really was the subject of an HTTP upload
	if(!(@is_uploaded_file($_FILES[$fieldname]['tmp_name']))) return 'Error - File is not an HTTP upload!'; 

	//Check if its in the allowed extension list
	$ext = $this->getExtension($_FILES[$fieldname]['name']);
	$pos = strripos($allowedExt,$ext);
	if ($pos === false) return 'Error - Invalid file type!';

	//create unique filename
	$now = time();
	while(file_exists($uploadFilename = $uploadsDirectory.$now.'-'.$_FILES[$fieldname]['name'])){    
		$now++;
	}

	// now let's move the file to its final location
	if(!(move_uploaded_file($_FILES[$fieldname]['tmp_name'], $uploadFilename))) return 'Error - Unable to move file uploaded file'; 
	else return $uploadFilename; //file upload successful
}




Usage:
$path_to_uploaded file = uploadNewFile("passport", ".jpg.jpeg.png.gif.bmp", "images/members/passports/";
if(strripos($path_to_uploaded file,"Error" {
    //file upload failed
   die($path_to_uploaded file);
} else {
   //upload successful
   // save $path_to_uploaded file in database
};


This is my multipupose upload function. i hope someone can give u a simpler one.