Browser won't send upload file if enctype="text/plain"
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:30 am
I'm making a web server on my ESP32 MP board so it will accept file uploads, simple text-only files as config files. Sounds great! I couldn't find examples so I started to hammer out my own code.
I got a web page with a form to upload. And my browser only sends the file to my ESP32 if I choose enctype="multipart/form-data" with post method. I wonder why it won't send the file if I use enctype="text/plain". Is that what browsers all do?
Anyway, this creates more processing needs for ESP32 because it needs to identify the boundaries etc. and extract file content. I wish it just sends the content right after the header with a Content-Length header indicating the length. Is that doable with a browser or should I just use PC Python code as as client to send the files this easy way?
Thanks!
I got a web page with a form to upload. And my browser only sends the file to my ESP32 if I choose enctype="multipart/form-data" with post method. I wonder why it won't send the file if I use enctype="text/plain". Is that what browsers all do?
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<form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000">
<input type="file" id="myFile" name="filename" class="button" accept=".conf">
<input type="submit" value="Upload" class="button button3">
</form>
Thanks!