CakePHP: posted file data not included in request-data

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I'm trying to upload a file to 3rd party endpoint, but I can't post the file directly from my form because the API requires an api_key which I can't expose to the end user. Therefore, my plan was to point the form to a controller/action and post the data from there. However, when I `debug($this->request->data)` from inside the controller, the file data is missing. The form on the view: ``` echo $this->Form->create('Media', array('type'=>"file", 'url'=>array('controller'=>'media', 'action'=>'upload') ) ); echo $this->Form->input('name', array("name"=>"name") ); echo $this->Form->input('file', array('type'=>'file', "name"=>"file") ); echo $this->Form->input('project_id', array('type'=>'hidden', "name"=>"project_id", "value"=>$project["Project"]['hashed_id']) ); //THIS CANNOT BE HERE: echo $this->Form->input('api_password', array('type'=>'hidden', "name"=>"api_password", "value"=>'xxxxxxx') ); echo $this->Form->end("Submit"); ``` Here's what what I see when I `debug()` the request data f…

Accepted Answer

File upload data can only be found in `CakeRequest::$data` in case the input element name is passed in an array named `data` (which is the default when not defining a specific name manually), ie: ``` ``` In your case however, the element will look like this: ``` ``` which will cause the files data to be put in `CakeRequest::$params[form]`. https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp/blob/2.4.0/lib/Cake/Network/CakeRequest.php#L346 So either change the name in the form accordingly: ``` $this->Form->input('file', array('type' => 'file', 'name' => 'data[file]')); ``` Or access the file data via `CakeRequest::$params[form]`: ``` debug($this->request->params['form']); ```

CakePHP: posted file data not included in request->data

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