Create A Drag & Drop File Uploader For Websites

Add a nicely designed drag and drop file uploader to any website including your own online learning platform!

What you'll learn
Set up a file upload and display server
Create and style your own file uploader
Add a drag and drop functionality to your file uploader
Choose which files to accept and which to deny.
Display uploaded files
Requirements
A free code editor
Access to a server
Description
Have you ever wondered how Udemy created their great file uploader for instructors? This course shows you how to build your own file uploader with the advanced feature of drag and drop uploading. In this course you will learn how to set up your upload server, set the style of your upload page, display an upload progress bar, and write the JavaScript code to make it all come together. Technical Description Create a multiple file uploader using the HTML5 Drag & Drop API, with a multiple file selection if not supported. You'll create a reusable JavaScript AJAX uploader that works with any backend language that can upload files and output JSON, although we'll be using PHP here. Finally, we'll pull this all together by using the reusable uploader code to output which files have been uploaded and which ones failed. Technologies and Languages Used PHP JavaScript AJAX CSS HTML5 Real World Uses This file uploader can be used in creating an online learning platform like Udemy or on any other type of website in which file uploads are important. Learning this skill we keep you head and shoulders above the rest of the web dev flock.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Section 2: Creating a Udemy Style Drag and Drop File Upload System

Lecture 2 Preparing the Server

Lecture 3 Styling

Lecture 4 Drag and Drop Hook

Lecture 5 Form Upload Hook

Lecture 6 Backend Upload

Lecture 7 JavaScript Upload Part 1

Lecture 8 JavaScript Upload Part 2

Lecture 9 Progress Bar

Lecture 10 Showing Processed Files

Section 3: Conclusion

Lecture 11 Conclusion

Section 4: Bonus Material

Lecture 12 Bonus Lecture

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