$banner = $_FILES["BannerFile"]["name"]; if ($banner == "") { //echo 'banner is '. $banner; // $_SESSION["newbanner_error"] = "filename"; //header ("Location: bannernou.php"); exit(); } else if (!in_array($_FILES["BannerFile"]["type"], $banner_accepted_extensions)) { // check if uploaded file is of right type echo 'type is ' . $_FILES["BannerFile"]["type"]; // $_SESSION["newbanner_error"] = "bad_filetype"; header ("Location: bannernou.php"); exit(); }