Uploading files empowers web users to contribute content effortlessly One of the most misunderstood topics in PHP for beginners. How does someone upload a file? What happens when you click upload? Where does it go? Let’s demystify this process and tackle files in PHP. It’s simpler than you think. Configuration If you’re using the docker container that was provided with the code samples, there’s one thing that you’ll need to do first and that’s to change permissions. What we’re going to do here is not recommended on your production server, but it does give us a quick and easy way