class action {
    function save_file() {
        # first, save the file with a temporary filename
        $save_path = dirname(__FILE__) . basename( $_FILES['userfile']['name']);
        if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['userfile']['tmp_name'], $save_path)) {
            $ret = "The file ". basename( $_FILES['userfile']['name']). " has been uploaded";
        } else {
            $ret = "Sorry, there was a problem uploading your file.";
        }
        return $ret;
    }
}


$myform = '<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="sample.php" method="POST">
<!-- MAX_FILE_SIZE must precede the file input field -->
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="30000" />
<!-- Name of input element determines name in $_FILES array -->
Send this file: <input name="userfile" type="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Send File" />
</form>';

if ($_FILES) {
    $a = new action();
    $result = "<i>".var_dump($_FILES)."</i><br />\n";
    $result = $a->save_file() . "<br />\n";
}


/* when I upload a file, I get these errors:

Warning: move_uploaded_file(/var/www/somefile.txt) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/play/sample.php on line 37

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move '/tmp/phpADa3ik' to '/var/www/somefile.txt' in /var/www/play/sample.php on line 37

*/