CodeIgniter - Multiple file uploads using dynamic field generation -

im using jquery script add new file upload fields form dynamically, result, file fields so

<input class="file-input-area" name="mpfile[]" type="file" size="32" value="" /> 

so in other words, if click 'add more file upload' link 5 times, 5 file upload fields 1 above.

iam quite new codeigniter , have done research tells me if uploading multiple files, should use [] after field name ... hope right.

my problem figuring process upload files, , store names database table.

i have tried normal php uploading doesnt seem working, im not sure put in view, controller , model.

if can give me example of how go it, me much.

cheers,

use jquery uploadify. files uploaded asynchronously, see demos here.

here's implementation:

jquery('#images').uploadify({     'uploader'  : '/uploadify/uploadify.swf',     'script'    : '/uploadify/uploadify.php',     'cancelimg' : '/uploadify/cancel.png',     'folder'    : '/data/images',     'auto'      : true,     'fileext'   : '*.jpg;*.gif;*.png;*.jpeg;*.tif',     'filedesc'  : 'web image files (.jpg, .gif, .png, .jpeg, .tif)',     'queueid'   : 'images-queue',     'oncancel'  : function(event,id,fileobj,data) {      jquery.ajax({             type: "post",             url: "uploadify/delete_image.php",             data: "filepath=/data/images/" + jquery("#"+id).val(),             success: function(){                 jquery("#"+id).remove();                 queuesize = data.filecount;                 jquery('#status-message').text('photo uploaded!');             }         });    },    'onselect'  :function (event, id) {         if (queuesize < maxqueuesize)                 queuesize++;             else{                 alert("max number of files " + maxqueuesize);                 jquery('#images').uploadifycancel(id);                 return false;             }            },     'onselectonce'   : function(event,data) {     jquery('#status-message').text('file uploaded...');    },    'oncomplete': function (evt, queueid, fileobj, response, data) {     jquery('#status-message').text('h φωτογραφία φορτώθηκε!');         jquery("#field_photos").append("<input id="+ queueid +" type='hidden' name='pics[]' value='" + response + "' />"); //adds hidden form field     },     'onallcomplete'  : function(event,data) {    },    'onclearqueue' : function (a, b) {         queuesize = 0;     },     'multi'     : true,     'simuploadlimit' : 3,     'removecompleted': false,     'sizelimit' : 1048576,     'queuesizelimit' : 1  }); 

with line:

jquery("#field_photos").append("<input id="+ queueid +" type='hidden' name='pics[]' value='" + response + "' />"); //adds hidden form field 

we store filenames in hidden array field "pics". when form submitted, read these names using $this->input->post('pics') , store them database.