A client required an file upload script - so that visitors to his web site could send files for later processing. Uploads were to be stored in a particular directory on his server and an email sent to the client to inform them of the new file.

We created this system in Perl. It requests certain information from the web site visitor before allowing the upload (like name and email address). And it checks to make sure that the uploaded file will not overwrite any existing files already present with the same name - if so, the name is altered slightly and the upload progresses normally.

Once the upload is complete, a thank-you page is served to the visitor, and the web site owner is sent an email.

Another effective Perl system adding value to an existing site.